ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE LABOR AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE  March 3, 2006 3:36 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Pete Kott Representative Gabrielle LeDoux Representative Bob Lynn Representative Harry Crawford MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Tom Anderson, Chair Representative Norman Rokeberg Representative David Guttenberg COMMITTEE CALENDAR    HOUSE BILL NO. 377 "An Act relating to an exemption from certain registration and practice requirements for persons preparing drawings or specifications related to the construction of certain buildings." - MOVED CSHB 377(L&C) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 377    SHORT TITLE: EXEMPTION: RES. BLDG. DRAWINGS & SPECS SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) MEYER 01/18/06 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/18/06 (H) L&C, FIN 02/24/06 (H) L&C AT 3:15 PM CAPITOL 17 02/24/06 (H) -- Meeting Canceled -- WITNESS REGISTER    MIKE PAWLOWSKI, Staff to Representative Kevin Meyer Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Presented HB 377 on behalf of Representative Meyer, sponsor. BILL TAYLOR, Director Colony Builders Anchorage, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in favor of HB 377. ACTION NARRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE PETE KOTT, ACTING CHAIR, called the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting to order at 3:36:00 PM. Representatives Crawford, Lynn, LeDoux, and Kott were present at the call to order. HB 377-EXEMPTION: RES. BLDG. DRAWINGS & SPECS REPRESENTATIVE KOTT announced that the only order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 377, "An Act relating to an exemption from certain registration and practice requirements for persons preparing drawings or specifications related to the construction of certain buildings." REPRESENTATIVE LYNN moved to adopt CSHB 377, Version 24- LS1471\G, Bannister, 2/28/06, as the working document. There being no objection, Version G was before the committee. REPRESENTATIVE LYNN asked for an explanation of the changes in the committee substitute (CS). 3:37:05 PM MIKE PAWLOWSKI, Staff to Representative Kevin Meyer, Alaska State Legislature, said that the CS is a correction of an oversight in the original version of the bill. He explained that in the original version, in order to be exempt from the requirement of having [building] drawings done by a professional architect or engineer, the building must be a four family home, (which, he noted, is a 4-plex) not more than three stories high. This was not consistent with the [International Building Code], therefore, the CS changes this to a duplex, which houses two families and is three stories high. 3:38:00 PM BILL TAYLOR, Director, Colony Builders, explained that the intent of HB 377 is to make state statute consistent with the International Residential Code. He explained that the language was changed for clarity, and commented that the legislation is a "housekeeping" measure. 3:38:24 PM REPRESENTATIVE KOTT noted that the Anchorage Home Builders Association, Inc. (AHBA) supports the legislation. 3:38:36 PM REPRESENTATIVE CRAWFORD moved to report CSHB 377, Version 24- LS1471\G, Bannister, 2/28/06, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 377(L&C) was reported from the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee. 3:38:56 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 3:39:03 PM.