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HB 178                                                                                                                        
The Labor & Commerce Committee considered:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 178                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to medical debt and consumer credit reporting                                                              
    agencies; relating to discriminatory practices based on the medical                                                         
    debt of a person; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(L&C)                                                                                              
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Fields and Hall, Co-chairs,                                                            
with the following individual recommendations:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (4):  Burke, Carrick, Fields, Hall                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (2):  Saddler, Coulombe                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Nelson                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 178(L&C):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1. Zero, Office of the Governor                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
HB 178 was referred to the Finance Committee.