CHAIRMAN TIM KELLY  called the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee           
 meeting to order at 1:50 p.m.  He brought  SB 266  (DIRECT-ENTRY              
 MIDWIVES/BD & PRACTICES) before the committee and directed                    
 attention to a proposed Labor & Commerce committee substitute.                
                                                                               
 JOSH FINK, committee aide, explained the committee substitute is a            
 simple extension of the Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives.             
 It deletes a section contained in the original bill that allowed              
 them to adopt regulations on their scope of practice.                         
                                                                               
 Mr. Fink pointed out there was a new Labor and Commerce zero fiscal           
 note.  The fiscal note on the original bill was $5,000 for the                
 promulgation of regulations.                                                  
                                                                               
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 SENATOR RIEGER moved the adoption of CSSB 266(L&C).  Hearing no               
 objection, the motion carried.                                                
                                                                               
 SENATOR RIEGER moved that CSSB 266(L&C) be passed out of committee            
 with individual recommendations.  Hearing no objection, it was so             
 ordered.