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HB 254                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 254                                                       
    "An Act relating to the teachers' retirement system, the judicial                               
    retirement system, and the public employees' retirement system                                  
    and to the tax qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of                                 
    those systems; amending the definition of 'actuarial adjustment' in                             
    the teachers' retirement system and the public employees'                                       
    retirement system; repealing certain provisions of the teachers'                                
    retirement system and the public employees' retirement system;                                  
    and providing for an effective date."                                                           
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                  Journal Page                             
                                                                                                    
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Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                             
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                    
    254(FIN)                                                                                        
    "An Act relating to the teachers' retirement system, the judicial                               
    retirement system, and the public employees' retirement system                                  
    and to the tax qualification under the Internal Revenue Code of                                 
    those systems; amending the definition of 'actuarial adjustment' in                             

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    the teachers' retirement system and the public employees'                                       
    retirement system; repealing certain provisions of the teachers'                                
    retirement system and the public employees' retirement system;                                  
    amending the statutory limitation on payment of warrants to make                                
    an exception for warrants making benefit payments or refunds                                    
    under various state retirement and benefit programs; and                                        
    providing for an effective date."                                                               
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
CSSSHB 254(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                          
reading, and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was                             
so ordered.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 254(FIN) was read the third time.                                                            
                                                                                                    
Representatives Stevens, Bunde, Hudson, and Davies moved and                                        
asked unanimous consent that they be allowed to abstain from voting                                 
due to a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and the members                                
were required to vote.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall CSSSHB 254(FIN) pass the House?"  The                                   
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 254(FIN)                                                                                     
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft,                                
Davies, Fate, Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hayes, Hudson,                                  
James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kohring, Kookesh, Kott, Lancaster,                                 
McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Mulder, Murkowski, Ogan, Porter,                                     
Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Williams, Wilson                                                         
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Dyson, Masek, Whitaker                                                                    
                                                                                                    
And so, CSSSHB 254(FIN) passed the House.                                                           
                                                                                                    

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Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                             
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 254(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.