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HB 254                                                                                            
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
House consider the Senate message (page 3717) on the following at                                   
this time:                                                                                          

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     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                            
     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."                                                              
                                                                                                    
and                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                     
     254(RLS)                                                                                       
     "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;                                 
     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; relating to the                           
     teachers' retirement system; relating to the public employees'                                 
     retirement system in regard to temporary legislative employees                                 
     and peace officers and fire fighters; and providing for an effective                           
     date."                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
 (SCR 40 - title change resolution)                                                                 
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representatives Cissna 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.                              

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Representative James moved that the House concur in the Senate                                      
amendment to CSSSHB 254(FIN), thus adopting SCS CSSSHB
(RLS), and recommended that the members vote yes.                                                
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall the House concur in the Senate                                          
amendment to CSSSHB 254(FIN)?"  The roll was taken with the                                         
following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
SCS CSSSHB 254(RLS)                                                                                 
Concur                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  2                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft,                                
Davies, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hayes,                                   
Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster,                                  
Masek, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Mulder, Murkowski, Porter,                                            
Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                               
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Ogan                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Kookesh, Morgan                                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting                                  
SCS CSSSHB 254(RLS).                                                                                
                                                                                                    
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.                                
                                                                                                    
The Chief Clerk was instructed to so notify the Senate.                                             
                                                                                                    
SCS CSSSHB 254(RLS) was referred to the Chief Clerk for                                             
enrollment.