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HB 411                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 411 "An Act relating to physician assistants;                                        
providing that a physician assistant is a health care provider covered                              
by certain laws relating to medical malpractice actions; adding                                     
physician assistants to the list of providers against whom unfair                                   
discrimination relating to health care insurance is prohibited and to the                           
list of providers who can provide proof of disablement or handicap for                              
the purpose of motor vehicle registration or for the purpose of                                     
obtaining a special license plate or a special parking permit; and                                  
providing for an effective date" was read the second time.                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Leman moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                    
advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                      
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
HOUSE BILL NO. 411 was read the third time.                                                         
                                                                                                    
Senators Wilken, Taylor, Leman, Ellis, Therriault, Cowdery,                                         
Austerman, Lincoln, Elton moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                   
shown as cross sponsors on the bill. Without objection, it was so                                   
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall HOUSE BILL NO. 411 "An Act relating to                                   
physician assistants; providing that a physician assistant is a health                              
care provider covered by certain laws relating to medical malpractice                               
actions; adding physician assistants to the list of providers against                               
whom unfair discrimination relating to health care insurance is                                     
prohibited and to the list of providers who can provide proof of                                    
disablement or handicap for the purpose of motor vehicle registration                               
or for the purpose of obtaining a special license plate or a special                                
parking permit; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?"                              
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                       
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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HB 411                                                                                              
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
Effective Dates                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Austerman, Cowdery, Davis, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green,                                      
Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Olson, Phillips, Stevens,                                  
Taylor, Therriault, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                         
                                                                                                    
and so, HOUSE BILL NO. 411 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                                
clauses. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was signed                               
by the President and Secretary and returned to the House.