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SB 261                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 261 An Act relating to needle stick and sharps                 
injury protections and the use of safe needles by health care facilities       
and health care professionals; and providing for an effective date.            
was read the second time.                                                      
                                                                               
Senator Torgerson, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for              
the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page               
3078. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 261(FIN)                       
An Act relating to needle stick and sharps injury protections and the          
use of safe needles by health care facilities and health care                  
professionals; relating to the vaccination of health care workers              
against diseases transmitted by bloodborne pathogens; and providing            
for an effective date was adopted and read the second time.                    
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 261                                                                       
Senator Mackie moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be              
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final            
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                 
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 261(FIN) was read the third time.                       
                                                                               
Senators Tim Kelly, Mackie, Lincoln moved and asked unanimous                  
consent that they be shown as cosponsors on the bill. Without                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                  
                                                                               
Senator Phillips moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                  
allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.              
Objections were heard and Senator Phillips was required to vote.               
                                                                               
The question being: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 261(FIN)                      
An Act relating to needle stick and sharps injury protections and the          
use of safe needles by health care facilities and health care                  
professionals; relating to the vaccination of health care workers              
against diseases transmitted by bloodborne pathogens; and providing            
for an effective date pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the             
following result:                                                              
                                                                               
CSSB 261(FIN)                                                                  
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
Effective Date                                                                 
                                                                               
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly Pete,              
Kelly Tim, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips,          
Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                
                                                                               
Nays:  Green                                                                   
                                                                               
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 261(FIN) passed the Senate.                     
                                                                               
Senator Mackie 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, it was so ordered and the bill was             
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.