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HB 254                                                                                            
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" was read the                                 
second time.                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Senator Phillips, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                  
adoption of the Rules Senate Committee Substitute offered on page                                   
3479. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR                                               
SUBSTITUTE 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                                

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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."                             
(Title change authorized by SCR 40 ) was adopted and read the second                                
time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Senator Leman moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                    
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                 
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                      
                                                                                                    
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE                                                   
BILL NO. 254(RLS) was read the third time.                                                          
HB 254                                                                                            
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain from                                    
voting because of a conflict of interest. Objections were heard and                                 
Senator Taylor was required to vote.                                                                
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR                                             
SUBSTITUTE 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"                              
pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                     
                                                                                                    
SCS CSSSHB 254(RLS)                                                                                 
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   

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Yeas:  Austerman, Cowdery, Davis, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Halford,                                    
Hoffman, Leman, Lincoln, Olson, Phillips, Stevens, Taylor,                                          
Torgerson, Wilken                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Green, Kelly, Therriault, Ward                                                               
                                                                                                    
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR                                                 
HOUSE BILL NO. 254(RLS) passed the Senate.                                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Leman moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on                                    
the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date                                
clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred                              
to the Secretary for engrossment.