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SB 296                                                                       
Message of April 30 was read, stating the House passed and returned            
for consideration CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 296(JUD) with the                     
following amendment:                                                           
                                                                               
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                           
296(JUD)                                                                       
An Act requiring criminal background checks                                   
before certain persons may be employed in a                                    
nursing home or assisted living facility; and                                  
prohibiting the hiring or retention of certain nursing                         
home and assisted living facility employees                                    
convicted of specified offenses.                                               
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved that the Senate concur in the House                      
amendment.                                                                     

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SB 296                                                                       
Senators Halford, Pearce, Leman, Green, Taylor, Kelly, Rieger,                 
Sharp, Duncan, Salo, Lincoln, Zharoff, Phillips moved and asked                
unanimous consent that they be shown as cosponsors on the bill.                
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                          
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the Senate concur in the House                       
amendment to CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 296(JUD)?  The roll                        
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
HCS CSSB 296(JUD)                                                              
Shall the Senate concur in the House                                           
amendment to CSSB 296(JUD)?                                                    
                                                                               
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Halford, Hoffman,                  
Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Rieger, Salo,               
Sharp, Taylor, Zharoff                                                         
                                                                               
Absent:  Frank, Torgerson                                                      
                                                                               
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting             
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 296(JUD) An Act                            
requiring criminal background checks before certain persons may be             
employed in a nursing home or assisted living facility; and                    
prohibiting the hiring or retention of certain nursing home and                
assisted living facility employees convicted of specified offenses.            
                                                                               
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                               
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.