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The Protection & Professional Bill
Study on consumer protection and professional licensure starts now
Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents elative to consumer protection and professional licensure matters.
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
This bill would allow a committee to study ways to protect consumers and improve professional licenses.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This study could lead to better rules for protecting people when they buy things or use services. It's important to pay attention to what they find.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill is about investigating consumer protection and professional licensure.
- It was reported favorably by the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
- The bill is still moving through the legislature and is not yet law.
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