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HB 317                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 317 "An Act eliminating the limit on                                                                             
compassionate gifts that a legislator or legislative employee may                                                               
solicit, accept, or receive under the Legislative Ethics Act; and                                                               
providing for an effective date" was read the second time.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                                
advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 317 was read the third time.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senators Wilken, Wagoner, Hoffman moved and asked unanimous                                                                     
consent to be shown as cross sponsors on the bill. Without objection, it                                                        
was so ordered.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall HOUSE BILL NO. 317 "An Act                                                                           
eliminating the limit on compassionate gifts that a legislator or                                                               
legislative employee may solicit, accept, or receive under the                                                                  
Legislative Ethics Act; and providing for an effective date" pass the                                                           
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 317                                                                                                                          
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, Green, Hoffman, Kookesh,                                                              
McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Therriault, Thomas, Wagoner,                                                                  
Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Cowdery, French, Huggins                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and so, HOUSE BILL NO. 317 passed the Senate.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis 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.