2008-04-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 2747
SB 8                                                                                                                          
SENATE BILL NO. 8 "An Act relating to a mental health patient's                                                                 
right to choose the gender of hospital staff providing intimate care to                                                         
the mental health patient and to the duties of hospital staff in caring for                                                     
patients receiving mental health treatment" was read the second time.                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Stedman, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for                                                                 
the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page                                                                
2714. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 8(FIN) was                                                                      
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis 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. 8(FIN) was read the third time.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 8(FIN) "An                                                                    
Act relating to a mental health patient's right to choose the gender of                                                         
hospital staff providing intimate care to the mental health patient and                                                         
to the duties of hospital staff in caring for patients receiving mental                                                         
health treatment" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the                                                                 
following result:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 8(FIN)                                                                                                                     
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                                               
Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens,                                                                    
Therriault, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 8(FIN) passed the Senate and                                                                     
was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.