2001-02-28                     Senate Journal                      Page 0540
SB 84                                                                                             
SENATE BILL NO. 84 "An Act exempting joint action agencies from                                     
regulation by the state or municipalities; relating to the relationship                             
between a joint action agency and the public utilities that form the                                
joint action agency; relating to powers and immunities of a joint action                            
agency; requiring filing of the joint action agency agreement; relating                             
to the financial affairs of a joint action agency; declaring certain joint                          
action agencies to be political subdivisions for certain purposes;                                  
relating to liability and indemnification of officers, employees, and                               
agents of joint action agencies; and defining 'agency agreement' as                                 
used with reference to joint action agencies" was read the second time.                             
                                                                                                    
Senator Kelly, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                   
adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 519.                                   
Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 84(FIN) "An Act                                           
exempting certain joint action agencies from regulation by the state or                             
municipalities; relating to the relationship between certain joint action                           
agencies and the public utilities that form the joint action agencies;                              
relating to powers and immunities of certain joint action agencies;                                 
requiring filing of certain joint action agency agreements; relating to                             
the financial affairs of certain joint action agencies; declaring certain                           
joint action agencies to be political subdivisions for certain purposes;                            
relating to liability and indemnification of officers, employees, and                               
agents of certain joint action agencies; and defining 'agency                                       
agreement' and 'parties to the agency agreement' as used with                                       
reference to certain joint action agencies" 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. 84(FIN) was read the third time.                                             
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 84(FIN) "An                                       
Act exempting certain joint action agencies from regulation by the                                  
state or municipalities; relating to the relationship between certain                               
joint action agencies and the public utilities that form the joint action                           
agencies; relating to powers and immunities of certain joint action                                 
agencies; requiring filing of certain joint action agency agreements;