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Sponsor Representative Andrew Gray told the committee the bill's goal is \"to find optional ways of incentivizing more Alaska housing that Alaskans can afford.\" Staff explained several substantive drafting changes adopted in the substitute: the definition of a long-term rental was changed to 31 days or longer (down from 90+ days in an earlier draft); subsection CC was revised to target exemptions toward housing where rent does not exceed 30% of tenant income; subsection EE was revised to require owner-occupancy for a first-time homebuyer exemption; and other drafting refinements were made to align municipal language and address voter-approval concerns.

Committee members questioned how municipalities would verify the 30% rent-to-income test and whether the administrative burden would fall on municipalities or landlords. Kyle Johansen, staff to Representative Gray, said municipalities would have \"flexibility to craft\" structures for verification and that landlords seeking the exemption would likely provide income documentation because qualifying would be financially advantageous.

Testimony from local officials supported the bill as an optional tool. Felix Rivera, an Anchorage Assembly member, said the Anchorage Assembly supports HB 13 and the flexibility it offers; he described local work on a tax-abatement ordinance and said exemptions could be tailored by map or zone. James Devons, a Valdez city councilman, said exemptions could help communities with large shares of older mobile homes and that short-term rentals had \"eaten up approximately 5% of all available rental inventory\" in Valdez. Sandra Muller, director of the Division of Community and Regional Affairs at the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, told the committee that municipalities may put exemptions to a voter referendum and that the bill is written as an optional authority.

Committee members debated whether municipalities could already place such exemptions before voters or adopt them by ordinance. Kyle Johansen referred to the notes to decisions for AS 29.45.050 and case law dating to \"Valentine v. Juneau\" to explain that municipalities lack a general power to exempt property taxes without explicit statutory authority from the Legislature; staff said that is why the Legislature periodically considers bills that add or clarify exemptions. Director Muller said municipalities \"do have that option to put it to their voters,\" and the committee invited legal counsel and municipal representatives to continue refining how the bill would interact with local charters and statutory procedures.

Co-chair Donna Mears moved to adopt the committee substitute as the working document; after invited testimony and follow-up questions the committee adopted the substitute by unanimous consent and set the bill aside for further work. The hearing record shows no roll-call vote; the motion was resolved by objection/withdrawal and adoption on the floor of the committee.

Background: Sponsors and witnesses emphasized that HB 13 is optional for municipalities and optional for landlords to participate. Supporters said exemptions could be targeted to help low-income renters, mobile-home parks in need of infrastructure upgrades, conversions from short-term to long-term rentals, and incentives for first-time or owner-occupied buyers. Opponents or cautious members raised concerns about shifting tax burdens and the degree to which local voters should be asked to approve exemptions rather than leaving the decision to elected municipal councils.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","04/10/2025 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS","oneSentenceSummary","The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 13 on April 10 allowing municipalities optional property-tax exemptions to encourage locally determined housing goals.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature Alaska, Alaska","taxId",78559,"location","Alaska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6079519,"Committee adopts substitute for bill to speed payments to contractors, delays effective date to 2026",163,616000,779000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2955513-b16dd88ac69837edb213b6506677f207&start=616&end=779","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2955513-b16dd88ac69837edb213b6506677f207/thumbnail_616000.jpg","/articles/6079519/Alaska/Committee-adopts-substitute-for-bill-to-speed-payments-to-contractors-delays-effective-date-to-2026","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6079519-af11e1a9bfede048dba0a71fbe872973/orig.mp4?Expires=1773646224&Signature=ZYeo2Kxl2nVFadDBDtoZcIaPfwZklghNenqIyPzZBbs35NsZ~e5vnkU42DKwBCBeD6mprhwGD5wMcnjqY8nVgHGDuTnFdnz~toZZ4y~ra4HLHbiCa0mtOvnhQq4ax0k94rroGRvppo92eKlhkVRj1CXmOX3S~rwr~TcloFz4ptboPA3yQ7HTyLEP3SRHjCtpLWIdOSN7lkrRC1Q8geKdlXwbKdbW~OMwVSeXJYAUN8plnFkdft3H58vQYaNXZBBekkdaIBuDElIMJA-W74ZI3DdD1mIJgTP9Hqe0NSFn60jgadb-SkGLNhQRfuPOT8NsgbTT-7wUVToNHvL9FgFZAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee on April 10 adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 113, a measure that changes how and when state and local entities pay contractors and grant recipients.

Ella Lubin, staff to the bill sponsor, told the committee that the substitute makes five main changes: \"All instances of a 21 payment deadline have been removed and replaced with a 30 day payment deadline,\" it amends Alaska Statute 36.92.00(b) to align private-contractor interest accrual with the bill, it replaces \"transfer anything of value\" with \"provide funds\" in the grant definition, it removes a prior requirement for a 20% advance within 10 days, and it delays the effective date to July 1, 2026.

The committee substitute also includes language intended to remove an \"unintended liminal period\" between payment deadlines and the start of interest accrual for private contractors under existing statute, Lubin said. Committee members asked whether the change would affect fiscal notes; staff said departments had been notified but revised fiscal notes had not yet been published.

Co-chair Donna Mears moved to adopt the substitute as the working document. After an explanation and opportunity for questions from members including Representative Holland and Representative Prox, the committee adopted the substitute by unanimous consent with no roll-call tally recorded in the hearing transcript.

The committee set no immediate amendment deadline and indicated staff and sponsors would continue to work on the bill before future action. No formal vote count was recorded in the transcript; the motion was handled by objection/withdrawal and adoption by the chair.

Background and next steps: HB 113 was in its fourth hearing and the committee substitute served as the working draft. Staff said the 30-day change was intended to \"streamline the bill itself regardless of fund source\" and to harmonize payment and interest rules across private contractors, nonprofits, municipalities and tribes. The committee did not adopt further amendments at this hearing.

Because the substitute delays the bill's effective date to July 1, 2026, any implementation timeline will depend on subsequent action by the Legislature and any administrative rulemaking or departmental procedures that follow final passage.","The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 113 that lengthens vendor payment deadlines to 30 days, aligns private-contractor interest accrual with the bill, narrows the grant definition, removes a mandated 20% advance within 10 days, and delays the bill's effective date to July 1, 2026.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6079509,"Committee sends HCR 3 on AI task force to floor with zero fiscal note",64,3218000,3282000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2955513-b16dd88ac69837edb213b6506677f207&start=3218&end=3282","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2955513-b16dd88ac69837edb213b6506677f207/thumbnail_3218000.jpg","/articles/6079509/Alaska/Committee-sends-HCR-3-on-AI-task-force-to-floor-with-zero-fiscal-note","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6079509-b66313af2053e8225c8ddaca89ba1798/orig.mp4?Expires=1773646224&Signature=aqTMQT-yiLurwbSzsO4jOGWAqY4wpNLQ6GyHnKBy03b--pNVRQlkuYvsiFbVX4M1LpaR6~FBxRKE4dSJulFjajJ3XyBM-9cY8H92PcedR9PLiQwBZZnPTxwvSxrqEsgUgFHE87opJSUlAXike-BzM-sHFbAS0O5K~PRwccKfRfpQ3bCX5Z0RWQZLbqrd73H1OqbAZSqt~uu4mzJJxFL5qJx6ePQzJAFyKOxjCXnAtCHI3FO32dP~8ZXe~vacPGuQZaJkyiGq3dfX1cSmGZ821okXd12QWQqVYM85~B5Qf7Hs~bOqEJAGUWLRrxXA8hoDN02K0pg8qQorylZZmW70xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee on April 10 moved House Concurrent Resolution 3 from committee, advancing a resolution to establish an AI legislative task force.

Representative Rauscher, sponsor of HCR 3, offered closing comments and the committee received an updated fiscal note showing zero fiscal impact for the committee's action. Co-chair Donna Mears moved that HCR 3, work order 34-LS0603\\G, be reported from committee with the attached fiscal note and individual recommendations. The motion was resolved without recorded opposition; the transcript records the action as \"moved from committee\" with unanimous consent and no roll-call tally.

The committee's action means the resolution will proceed from committee with the committee's recommended language and the attached fiscal note. The hearing record does not include text of the task force membership or charge; those details are part of the draft work order filed with the committee. Committee members expressed appreciation for the sponsors and staff who drafted the resolution.","The committee voted to move House Concurrent Resolution 3, establishing an AI legislative task force, from committee with an attached fiscal note of $0 and individual recommendations. Representative Rauscher, the sponsor, offered closing remarks and the committee moved the resolution by unanimous consent.","actionData","errors"]

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