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HB 315                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 315                                                       
    "An Act allowing employers that are small businesses, small                                     
    nonprofit organizations, or small associations for insurance                                    
    purposes to join state employee insurance coverage as a group;                                  
    and providing for an effective date."                                                           
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                  Journal Page                             
                                                                                                    
 STA RPT CS(STA) NT 5DP 2NR                                        2773                             
 FN1: (ADM)                                                        2774                             
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) NT 4DP 2NR                                        3089                             
 FN1: (ADM)                                                        3090                             
 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 8DP 1NR                                        3253                             
 FN2: (ADM)                                                        3254                             
                                                                                                    
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.                                                    
    315(FIN)                                                                                        
    "An Act amending the definition of group health insurance, and                                  
    allowing the Department of Administration to obtain a policy or                                 
    policies of group health care insurance for employers that are                                  
    small businesses, nonprofit organizations, special services                                     
    organizations, or small associations for insurance purposes; and                                
    providing for an effective date."                                                               
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
CSSSHB 315(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third                                          
reading, and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was                             
so ordered.                                                                                         

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CSSSHB 315(FIN) was read the third time.                                                            
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representatives Williams, Moses, and Kott was                                     
noted.                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representatives Whitaker, Berkowitz, and Hayes 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 315(FIN) pass the House?"  The                                   
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSSSHB 315(FIN)                                                                                     
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  35   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies,                                 
Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Harris, Hayes, James,                                    
Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kookesh, Kott, Lancaster, Masek, McGuire,                                 
Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Murkowski, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi,                                          
Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Coghill, Hudson, Kohring, Ogan                                                               
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Mulder                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
And so, CSSSHB 315(FIN) passed the House.                                                           
                                                                                                    
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 315(FIN) was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.