FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        SECOND SESSION, 1998
  
  
                                                 January 27, 1998
  
  
  Mr. Speaker:
  
       Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom
  has been referred
  
                        HOUSE BILL 53
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with
  recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
                 1.   On page 2, between lines 20 and 21, insert the
  following new subsections:
  
            "D.  "current value of the written lease" means the
  total amount for which that lease obligates the consumer during
  the period of the lease remaining after its early termination,
  plus the assistive device lessor's early termination costs and the
  value of the assistive device at the lease expiration date if the
  lease sets forth that value, less the assistive device lessor's
  early termination savings;".
  
                           "E.  "dealer" means a person who purchases
  assistive devices for resale or lease to consumers;".
  
                 2.   Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
                 3.   On page 6, strike lines 3 through 9.
  
       4.   Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
                 5.   On page 7, line 4, after "lessor" insert "and to any
  holder of a perfected security interest in the assistive device as
  his interest may appear".
  
       6.   On page 7, strike lines 16 through 19 and renumber
  succeeding sections accordingly.,
  
  and thence referred to the JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
  
                                Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                                                                 
                                                              Gary K. King, Chairman
  
  
                                     Adopted                            Not Adopted                         
            (Chief Clerk)                      (Chief Clerk)
  
                        Date                
  
  The roll call vote was  10  For  0  Against
  Yes:      10
            Excused:  None
            Absent:   None
  
  
  
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