Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HB80: RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE
Status: In committee, January 31, 2025
An Act relating to minimum standards for residential buildings; relating to construction contractors and residential contractor endorsements; establishing the Alaska State Residential Building Safety Council; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act ENTITLED "An Act relating to minimum standards for residential buildings; relating to construction contractors and residential contractor endorsements; establishing the Alaska State Residential Building Safety Council; and providing for an effective date.".
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to minimum standards for residential buildings; relating to construction contractors and residential contractor endorsements; establishing the Alaska State Residential Building Safety Council; and providing for an effective date." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: * Section 1. AS 08.18.025 is amended to read: Sec. 08.18.025. Residential contractors. (a) A general contractor may not undertake the construction or alteration, or submit a bid to undertake the construction or alteration of a [PRIVATELY-OWNED] residential structure of one to four units that is covered by the state residential building code or advertise or publicly represent that the general contractor may undertake work of this type in the state without a residential contractor endorsement issued under this section. In this subsection, "alteration" means changes that have a value greater than 25 percent of the value of the structure being altered. (b) The department shall issue a residential contractor endorsement to a person HB0080a -1- HB New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0341\N who (1) has a certificate of registration as a general contractor; (2) passes a residential contractor examination, which shall be offered by the department at least once each year in each judicial district; the examination, which may be written or practical, must test the person's knowledge of the state residential building …
Sponsors
- Commerce, House Labor & (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- : (H) Heard & Held
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- : (H) Heard & Held
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) Minutes (HL&C)
- : (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- : (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE
Subjects: LICENSING, BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION, PUBLIC CORPORATIONS, HOUSING, CORPORATIONS, OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS, CONTRACTORS
Common questions
- What is HB80?
- HB80 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE.
- What does HB80 do?
- In its own words: An act ENTITLED "An Act relating to minimum standards for residential buildings; relating to construction contractors and residential contractor endorsements; establishing the Alaska State Residential Building Safety Council; and providing for an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB80?
- In committee as of January 31, 2025. Latest action: (H) Minutes (HL&C) (February 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB80?
- Commerce, House Labor & (I).
- Where is the official record for HB80?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB 80
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