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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2353

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives R. Fisher, Silver, H. Sommers, McLean, Anderson, Rector and Jacobsen

Read first time 1/10/90 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to reporting accounts receivable to credit reporting agencies; and amending RCW 43.88.175.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 100, Laws of 1989 and RCW 43.88.175 are each amended to read as follows:

          State agencies may report ((past due accounts)) receivables to credit reporting agencies whenever the agency determines that such reporting would be cost-effective and does not violate confidentiality or other legal requirements.  Within thirty-five days after satisfaction of a debt reported to a credit reporting agency, the state agency reporting the debt shall notify the credit reporting agency that the debt has been satisfied.