2003-05-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 1589
and so, the effective date clause failed to be adopted.                                             
                                                                                                    
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                    
                                                                                                    
HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 109(RLS)(efd fld) "An Act                                              
repealing the statute that sets priorities for the Department of Health                             
and Social Services to apply to administration of the medical                                       
assistance program when there are insufficient funds allocated in the                               
state budget for that program; and authorizing the department to make                               
cost containment decisions that may include decisions about eligibility                             
of persons and availability of services under the medical assistance                                
program" was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.                                              
                                                                                                    
SB 157                                                                                            
Message dated May 18 was read, stating the House passed and                                         
returned for consideration CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 157(HES)                                          
"An Act relating to inpatient psychiatric services for persons who are                              
under 21 years of age and are either eligible for medical assistance or                             
are in the custody of the Department of Health and Social Services"                                 
with the following amendment:                                                                       
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 157(HES) am H                                                      
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved that the Senate concur in the House                                       
amendment.                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                           
amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                                                    
CSSB 157(HES) am H                                                                                  
Shall the Senate Concur in the House                                                                
amendment to CSSB 157(HES)?                                                                         
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  3                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                   
Guess, Lincoln, Ogan, Seekins, Stevens B, Taylor, Therriault,                                       
Wagoner, Wilken                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Hoffman, Olson, Stevens G                                                                  
                                                                                                    
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting                                  
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 157(HES) am H "An Act relating to                                            
inpatient psychiatric services for persons who are under 21 years of                                
age and are either eligible for medical assistance or are in the custody                            
of the Department of Health and Social Services."