The Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee was called                 
  to  order  by Chairman  Randy  Phillips  at 10:00  a.m.   He                 
  brought HB  180  am (AHFC  HOUSING INSPECTION  REQUIREMENTS)                 
  before the committee as the first order of business.                         
                                                                               
  SENATOR  ADAMS  moved  that  HB  180  am be  passed  out  of                 
  committee with  individual recommendations.   SENATOR  LEMAN                 
  objected for the purpose of considering a proposed amendment                 
  requested by the Kenai Builders' Association.  SENATOR ADAMS                 
  withdrew his motion.                                                         
                                                                               
  DAVID  HARDING,  staff  to  Representative  Eileen  MacLean,                 
  related that  the Alaska  State Homebuilders,  the Anchorage                 
  Home Builders, and several rural homebuilders are in support                 
  of the legislation without the amendment.                                    
                                                                               
  Number 110                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR  RANDY  PHILLIPS called  for  a  hand  vote  on  the                 
  adoption of Amendment  No. 1.    Senator Phillips voted  for                 
  the amendment and  Senators Zharoff,  Leman and Adams  voted                 
  against  the  amendment.    Amendment  No.  1  failed  to be                 
  adopted.                                                                     
                                                                               
  Number 122                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR ADAMS moved that HB 180 am be moved out of committee                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  with individual recommendations.   Hearing no objection,  it                 
  was so ordered.