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1995-03-22 House Journal

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1995-03-22                     House Journal                      Page 0858
HB 115                                                                       
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 115                                                            
"An Act relating to settlement and payment of claims for                      
minimum wage and overtime compensation claims and to                           
liquidated damages and attorney fees for minimum wage and                      
overtime compensation claims."                                                 
                                                                               
with the:                                                 Journal Page         
                                                                               
	L&C RPT 2DP 2DNP 2NR 1AM                                          230         
	2 ZERO FISCAL NOTES (LAW, LABOR)                                  231         
	JUD RPT  CS(JUD) (NEW TITLE) 3DP 1NR 3AM                          769         
	2 ZERO FISCAL NOTES (LABOR, LAW) 2/3/95                           769         
                                                                               
Representative Vezey moved and asked unanimous consent that the                
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:        
                                                                               

1995-03-22                     House Journal                      Page 0859
HB 115                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 115(JUD)                                                
  "An Act relating to settlement and payment of claims for overtime           
compensation claims and to liquidated damages and attorney fees                
for overtime compensation claims."                                             
                                                                               
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Elton:                           
                                                                               
Page 3, line 17, following "receipt.":                                         
                                                                               
Insert "A waiver of liquidated damages may not be a condition of              
employment."                                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Elton moved and asked unanimous consent that                    
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Mulder objected.                                                
                                                                               
Representative Elton moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw             
Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Amendment No. 2 by was offered by Representative Finkelstein:                  
                                                                               
Page 2, lines 15 - 23:                                                         
                                                                               
	Delete all material.                                                          
	Insert "."                                                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Finkelstein moved and asked unanimous consent that              
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                    
                                                                               
Representative Mulder objected.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?"  The roll             
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               

1995-03-22                     House Journal                      Page 0860
HB 115                                                                       
                                                                               
CSHB 115(JUD)                                                                  
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 2                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  24   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                             
                                                                               
Yeas:  Brice, Brown, Davies, B.Davis, Elton, Finkelstein, Grussendorf,         
Kubina, Mackie, Masek, Navarre, Robinson, Sanders, Willis                      
                                                                               
Nays:  Austerman, Barnes, Bunde, G.Davis, Foster, Green, Hanley,               
Ivan, James, Kelly, Kohring, Kott, Martin, Moses, Mulder, Ogan,                
Parnell, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg, Therriault, Toohey, Vezey,                
Williams                                                                       
                                                                               
Excused:  MacLean, Nicholia                                                    
                                                                               
And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted.                                       
                                                                               
Amendment No. 3 was offered  by Representative Davies:                          
                                                                               
Page 3, line 8, following "right":                                             
                                                                               
Insert "as to this claim"                                                     
                                                                               
Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that                   
Amendment No. 3 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so               
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Vezey moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB
115(JUD) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and             
placed on final passage.                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
Objection was heard.                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
The Speaker stated that CSHB 115(JUD) am will be in third reading              
on the March 24, 1995, calendar.