1996-03-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 2627
HB 42                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 42 (STA) am An Act relating to                           
absentee voting, to electronic transmission of absentee ballot                 
applications, and to delivery of ballots to absentee ballot applicants         
by electronic transmission, and enacting a definition of the term              
`state election' for purposes of absentee voting was read the second           
time.                                                                          
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent for the                      
adoption of the Finance Senate Committee Substitute offered on page            
2513.  Senator Duncan objected, then withdrew his objection.  There            
being no further objections, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE                        
BILL NO. 42(FIN) An Act relating to absentee voting, to electronic             
transmission of absentee ballot applications, and to delivery of ballots       
to absentee ballot applicants by electronic transmission, and enacting         
a definition of the term `state election' for purposes of absentee             
voting; and providing for an effective date was adopted and read               
the second time.                                                               
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be             
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final            
passage.  Senator Adams objected.                                              
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the bill be advanced to third reading?               
The roll was taken with the following result:                                  
                                                                               
SCS CSHB 42(FIN)                                                               
Advance from Second to Third Reading?                                          
                                                                               
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce,                    
R.Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson                                   
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Hoffman, Lincoln, Zharoff                        
                                                                               
Excused:  Ellis, Salo                                                          
                                                                               

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HB 42                                                                        
and so, the bill failed to advance to third reading.                           
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 42(FIN) will appear                        
on the March 8 calendar.