HB 148-TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:45:51 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR RALPH SEEKINS announced HB 148 to be up for consideration.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  BETH  KERTTULA  informed committee  members  that                                                               
their expected testimony has not worked out.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SEEKINS  closed public  testimony. He  asked Representative                                                               
Kerttula whether there should be a change in the effective date.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KERTTULA reported  the effective  date should  be                                                               
updated.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:47:30 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GRETCHEN  GUESS moved Amendment  1. Change  the effective                                                               
date  to July  1, 2006.  Hearing  no objection,  Amendment 1  was                                                               
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  GUESS moved  SCS  CSHB 148(JUD)  out  of committee  with                                                               
individual  recommendations  and   attached  zero  fiscal  notes.                                                               
Hearing no objection, the motion carried.