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HB 542                                                                                            
The Labor and Commerce Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE                                            
BILL NO. 542(RLS) "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." Signing do pass: Senator Bunde, Chair;                                     
Senator Seekins. Signing no recommendation: Senators Davis, French,                                 
Gary Stevens.                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                      
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Community and Economic                                      
          Development                                                                               
                                                                                                    

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The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.