04/26/2022 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

           HB 402-IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR IN ADS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:50:38 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HANNAN announced that the  final order of business would                                                               
be  HOUSE  BILL  NO.  402, "An  Act  relating  to  identification                                                               
requirements for contractors and home inspectors."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:50:59 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MCCABE expressed  his  support for  the bill  and                                                               
expressed hope it would be advanced today.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR HANNAN  reminded the committee that  the Alaska Division                                                               
of Corporations,  Business, and Professional Licensing  had staff                                                               
online to  answer any questions.   She relayed that  the division                                                               
had no concerns with updating the statute.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:51:51 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTY  concurred with  moving bill, as  it would                                                               
not  impose on  contractors making  websites or  require them  to                                                               
become  specialists in  the trade.   He  proffered that  the bill                                                               
would make things easier.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9:52:22 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR SCHRAGE  moved to  report HB 402  out of  committee with                                                               
individual  recommendations and  the  accompanying fiscal  notes.                                                               
There being  no objection, HB 402  was reported out of  the House                                                               
Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.