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HB 159                                                                                                                        
The Labor & Commerce considered:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 159                                                                                                         
     "An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior                                                             
     design; establishing requirements for the practice of registered                                                           
     interior design; renaming the State Board of Registration for                                                              
     Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors the State Board of                                                               
     Registration for Design Professionals; relating to the State Board                                                         
     of Registration for Design Professionals; relating to liens for labor                                                      
     or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of interior                                                            
     design services; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 159(L&C)                                                                                             
     "An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior                                                             
     design; establishing requirements for the practice of registered                                                           
     interior design; relating to the State Board of Registration for                                                           
     Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to liens for                                                           
     labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of interior                                                      
     design services; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     

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The report was signed by Representative Sumner, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (2):  Wright, Sumner                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (4):  Carrick, Fields, Prax, Ruffridge                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amend (1):  Saddler                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 159(L&C):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 159 was referred to the Finance Committee.