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HB 540                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 540(L&C) "An Act relating to workers'                                         
compensation insurance rates; and providing for an effective date" was                              
read the second time.                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill                                 
be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                   
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                       

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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 540(L&C) was read the third time.                                             
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 540(L&C)                                           
"An Act relating to workers' compensation insurance rates; and                                      
providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                               
with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                    
CSHB 540(L&C)                                                                                       
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                   
Guess, Lincoln, Ogan, Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens                                   
G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Hoffman                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 540(L&C) passed the Senate.                                           
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens 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                                  
signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House.