2005-03-30                     House Journal                      Page 0775
**The presence of Representatives Gara, Moses and Hawker was                                        
noted.                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
              INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, AND REFERENCE                                         
                            OF HOUSE BILLS                                                       
                                                                                                    
HB 238                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 238 by the House State Affairs Committee,                                            
entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
    "An Act relating to contribution rates for employers and members                                
    in the defined benefit plans of the teachers' retirement system and                             
    the public employees' retirement system and to the ad-hoc post-                                 
    retirement pension adjustment in the teachers' retirement system;                               
    requiring insurance plans provided to members of the teachers'                                  
    retirement system, the judicial retirement system, the public                                   
    employees' retirement system, and the former elected public                                     
    officials retirement system to provide a list of preferred drugs;                               
    relating to defined contribution plans for members of the teachers'                             
    retirement system and the public employees' retirement system;                                  
    and providing for an effective date."                                                           
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Finance                               
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
HB 239                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 239 by the House Transportation Committee by                                         
request, entitled:                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
    "An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Department of                                  
    Transportation and Public Facilities; repealing the requirement for                             
    a long-range program for highway construction and maintenance;                                  
    and repealing a requirement that public facilities comply with                                  
    energy standards adopted by the Department of Transportation                                    
    and Public Facilities."                                                                         
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation and Finance                              
Committees.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
**The presence of Representative Croft was noted.