2004-05-01                     Senate Journal                      Page 3194
                                                                                                    
          "An Act reducing to $5,000 the ceiling for a contract                                     
          price allowed under one construction contractor                                           
          exemption and expanding the work that a specialty                                         
          contractor may perform to include, in addition to                                         
          work requiring not more than three trades, work                                           
          under that construction contractor exemption; and                                         
          changing the definition of specialty contractor to                                        
          refer to the work that a specialty contractor may                                         
          perform."                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Labor and Commerce                                      
Committee.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
HB 545                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 545(L&C) BY THE HOUSE LABOR                                                   
AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                   
                                                                                                    
          "An Act relating to time extensions under the State                                       
          Procurement Code for real property leases; and                                            
          providing for an effective date."                                                         
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                      
                                                                                                    
HB 546                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 546(JUD) BY THE HOUSE                                                         
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                      
                                                                                                    
          "An Act relating to regulation of the discharge of                                        
          pollutants from timber-related activities under the                                       
          National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System;                                          
          relating to waste treatment and disposal permits;                                         
          making conforming amendments; and providing for                                           
          an effective date."                                                                       
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                      
                                                                                                    
HB 556                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 556(FIN) BY THE HOUSE FINANCE                                                 
COMMITTEE, entitled: