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SB 161                                                                                            
Message dated May 13 was read, stating the House passed and                                         
returned for consideration CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 161(FIN)                                          
with the following amendments:                                                                      
                                                                                                    
          HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                                       
          161(JUD)(efd am H) "An Act relating to the                                                
          withholding of salary of justices, judges, and                                            
          magistrates; relating to prompt decisions by justices,                                    
          judges, and magistrates; relating to judicial retention                                   
          elections for judicial officers; and providing for an                                     
          effective date."                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Leman moved that the Senate concur in the House                                             
amendments.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                           
amendments?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                          
                                                                                                    

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HCS CSSB 161(JUD)(efd am H)                                                                         
Shall the Senate Concur in the House amendments                                                     
to CSSB 161(FIN)?   Effective Date                                                                  
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Austerman, Cowdery, Davis, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green,                                      
Halford, Leman, Lincoln, Olson, Phillips, Stevens, Taylor, Therriault,                              
Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Hoffman, Kelly                                                                             
                                                                                                    
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendments, thus adopting                                 
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 161(JUD)(efd am H)                                              
"An Act relating to the withholding of salary of justices, judges, and                              
magistrates; relating to prompt decisions by justices, judges, and                                  
magistrates; relating to judicial retention elections for judicial officers;                        
and providing for an effective date."                                                               
                                                                                                    
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.                                                       
                                                                                                    
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                    
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.