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SB 40                                                                                                                         
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 18                                                              
calendar (page 1157), was read the third time:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE BILL NO. 40                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to veterans' benefits services and veterans'                                                               
    benefits appeal services."                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Nelson moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain                                                              
from voting because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and                                                        
he was required to vote.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Eastman rose to a point of order regarding the nature of                                                         
the conflict.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker asked the member to speak to the nature of the conflict.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representatives McCabe and McCarty moved and asked unanimous                                                                    
consent to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                                               
Objection was heard, and they were required to vote.                                                                            

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The question being:  "Shall SB 40 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                                
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SB 40                                                                                                                           
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields,                                                                      
Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Hopkins, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman,                                                                  
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson,                                                                 
Ortiz, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz,                                                                   
Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Tuck, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman, Kurka, Prax                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Patkotak                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
And so, SB 40 passed the House and was signed by the Speaker and                                                                
Chief Clerk, and returned to the Senate.