2001-04-04                     Senate Journal                      Page 0934
Senator Kelly, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                   
adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 853.                                   
Senator Ellis objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no                                 
further objections, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 37(FIN) "An Act                                          
relating to collective negotiation by competing physicians with health                              
benefit plans, to health benefit plan contracts, to the application of                              
antitrust laws to agreements involving providers and groups of                                      
providers affected by collective negotiations, and to the effect of the                             
collective negotiation provisions on health care providers" 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.                                                      
                                                                                                    
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 37(FIN) was read the third time.                                             
                                                                                                    
Senators Green, Olson moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                       
allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                   
Objections were heard, and Senators Green, Olson were required to                                   
vote.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 37(FIN) "An                                       
Act relating to collective negotiation by competing physicians with                                 
health benefit plans, to health benefit plan contracts, to the application                          
of antitrust laws to agreements involving providers and groups of                                   
providers affected by collective negotiations, and to the effect of the                             
collective negotiation provisions on health care providers" pass the                                
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                              
                                                                                                    
CSSB 37(FIN)                                                                                        
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Austerman, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Olson, Pearce,                                      
Phillips, Taylor, Therriault, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                               
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Hoffman, Lincoln                                                
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Cowdery