HB  46-CHILD CARE PROVIDER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
3:17:15 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER announced that the  first order of business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL  NO. 46,  "An Act allowing  child care  providers that                                                               
receive state aid  to organize and collectively  bargain with the                                                               
Department of  Health; and establishing  the child  care provider                                                               
fund."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:17:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE moved  to report HB 46  out of committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:17:53 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX objected for clarification.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SUMNER stated that HB 46 is the childcare bill.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:18:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  PRAX  removed  his  objection.   There  being  no                                                               
further objection, HB 46 was reported  out of the House Labor and                                                               
Commerce Standing Committee.