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HB 400                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 400 by Representatives Kohring, Austerman,                      
Barnes, Cowdery, Hodgins, Kelly, Mulder, Ogan, Ryan, Therriault and            
Vezey, entitled:                                                               
                                                                               

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HB 400                                                                       
"An Act combining parts of the Department of Commerce and                     
Economic Development and parts of the Department of                            
Community and Regional Affairs by transferring some of their                   
duties to a new Department of Commerce and Rural Development;                  
transferring some of the duties of the Department of Commerce                  
and Economic Development and the Department of Community                       
and Regional Affairs to other existing agencies; eliminating the               
Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the                        
Department of Community and Regional Affairs; relating to the                  
Department of Commerce and Rural Development; adjusting the                    
membership of certain multi-member bodies to reflect the transfer              
of duties among departments and the elimination of departments;                
and providing for an effective date."                                          
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce and               
Finance Committees