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HB 475                                                                                            
Senator Green, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                  
Finance Committee referral be waived on CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                       
475(FIN) am. Senator Elton objected.                                                                
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the Finance Committee referral be waived                                 
on CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 475(FIN) am "An Act relating to the                                        
supplemental employee benefit program; relating to teachers' and                                    
public employees' defined benefit retirement plans; relating to                                     
teachers' and public employees' defined contribution retirement plans                               
that apply to employees first hired after June 30, 2007; relating to the                            
health reimbursement arrangement plan for certain teachers and public                               
employees; clarifying eligibility for membership in the health                                      
reimbursement arrangement plan; relating to waiver of adjustments                                   
under the teachers' defined benefit retirement plan and the public                                  
employees' defined benefit retirement plan; relating to the                                         
administrator of the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska;                                 
relating to employer contributions for occupational disability and                                  
death benefits; repealing participation in the teachers' defined                                    
contribution and defined benefit retirement plans by certain employees                              
of the National Education Association of Alaska; relating to                                        
requirements for employer minimum contributions to the teachers' and                                
the public employees' defined benefit retirement systems; relating to                               
the public employees' defined benefit deferred compensation program;                                
providing for an effective date by amending sec. 148, ch. 9, FSSLA                                  
2005, which contains an effective date; and providing for an effective                              
date"?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                               
                                                                                                    

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CSHB 475(FIN) am                                                                                    
Waive from Finance Committee?                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman,                                     
Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                   
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
and so, the Finance Committee referral was waived.                                                  
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.