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HB 234                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234(L&C) "An Act relating to insurance                                                                    
coverage for mental health benefits provided through telemedicine"                                                              
was read the second time.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Costello, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                              
adoption of the Labor and Commerce Senate Committee Substitute                                                                  
offered on page 2560. Senator Gardner objected, then withdrew her                                                               
objection. There being no further objection, SENATE CS FOR CS                                                                   
FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234(L&C) "An Act relating to insurance                                                                       
coverage for mental health benefits provided through telehealth" was                                                            
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill 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.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234(L&C) was read                                                                           
the third time.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                      
NO. 234(L&C) "An Act relating to insurance coverage for mental                                                                  
health benefits provided through telehealth" pass the Senate?" The roll                                                         
was taken with the following result:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 234(L&C)                                                                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Ellis, Gardner,                                                               
Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, MacKinnon, McGuire, Meyer,                                                                    
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Stoltze, Wielechowski                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 234(L&C)                                                                            
passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.