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HB 59                                                                                                                         
Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent to take up the                                                               
Conference Committee Report for CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE                                                                         
BILL NO. 59 "An Act making appropriations for the operating and                                                                 

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capital expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental health                                                          
program; and providing for an effective date" which had been read                                                               
June 12 (page 1428). Without objection, the report was before the                                                               
Senate.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved the Senate waive Uniform Rule 42(a) and                                                                  
42(b) and that the conference committee conferees be granted powers                                                             
of free conference for the limited purpose of including amendment                                                               
funding in for the recidivism reduction fund, and approval of the                                                               
collective bargaining agreements for certain UAA employees provided                                                             
for in CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 59, 30-GH1856\N.                                                                        
Without objection, Uniform Rule 42(a) and 42(b) were waived.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
President Kelly granted the conference committee conferees powers of                                                            
free conference for the limited purpose of including amendment                                                                  
funding in for the recidivism reduction fund, and approval of the                                                               
collective bargaining agreements for certain UAA employees provided                                                             
for in CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 59, 30-GH1856\N.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche moved that the Senate adopt the Conference                                                                     
Committee Report.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate adopt the Conference                                                                      
Committee Report?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CCS HB 59                                                                                                                       
Adopt Conference Committee Report?                                                                                              
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Gardner,                                                              
Giessel, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelly, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche,                                                                    
Olson, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
and so, the report was adopted, thus adopting:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
      CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 59 "An Act                                                                               
      making appropriations for the operating and capital                                                                       
      expenses of the state's integrated comprehensive mental                                                                   
      health program; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Micciche moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote                                                                
on the adoption of the Conference Committee Report be considered                                                                
the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so                                                             
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.