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HB 198                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 198(STA) An Act relating to absences                     
from the state for purposes of eligibility for permanent fund                  
dividends to care for a terminally ill parent, spouse, sibling, child, or      
stepchild; to care for a parent, spouse, sibling, child, or stepchild          
with a critical life-threatening illness whose treatment plan, as              
recommended by the attending physician, requires travel outside the            
state for treatment at a medical specialty complex; and to settle the          
estate of a deceased parent, spouse, sibling, child, or stepchild; and         
providing for an effective date was read the second time.                      

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HB 198                                                                       
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be             
advanced to third reading and placed on final passage.  Without                
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 198(STA) was read the third time.                        
                                                                               
Senators Kelly, Duncan, Lincoln, Zharoff, Ellis, Taylor moved and              
asked unanimous consent that they be shown as cross sponsors on                
the bill.  Without objection, it was so ordered.                               
                                                                               
The question being: Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 198(STA)                       
An Act relating to absences from the state for purposes of eligibility         
for permanent fund dividends to care for a terminally ill parent,              
spouse, sibling, child, or stepchild; to care for a parent, spouse,            
sibling, child, or stepchild with a critical life-threatening illness          
whose treatment plan, as recommended by the attending physician,               
requires travel outside the state for treatment at a medical specialty         
complex; and to settle the estate of a deceased parent, spouse,                
sibling, child, or stepchild; and providing for an effective date pass         
the Senate?  The roll was taken with the following result:                     
                                                                               
CSHB 198(STA)                                                                  
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
Effective Date                                                                 
                                                                               
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman,                    
Lincoln, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Taylor, Torgerson, Zharoff                  
                                                                               
Nays:  Green, Halford, Miller, Pearce, Sharp                                   
                                                                               
Excused:  Adams                                                                
                                                                               
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 198(STA) passed the Senate.                      
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote                
on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective             
date clause.  Without objection, the effective date clause was                 
adopted.                                                                       
                                                                               
Senator Halford gave notice of reconsideration.