2006-11-20                     Senate Journal                      Page 3808
HB 4002                                                                                           
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4002(FIN)(efd fld) "An Act authorizing                                        
an advisory vote on employment benefits for same-sex partners of                                    
public employees and same-sex partners of public employee retirees"                                 
was read the second time.                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Senator Green, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous                                    
consent that the bill be advanced to third reading and placed on final                              
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                      
                                                                                                    
Senator Green called the Senate.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4002(FIN)(efd fld) was read the third                                         
time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The call was satisfied.                                                                             
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                    
4002(FIN)(efd fld) "An Act authorizing an advisory vote on                                          
employment benefits for same-sex partners of public employees and                                   
same-sex partners of public employee retirees" pass the Senate?" The                                
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSHB 4002(FIN)(efd fld)                                                                             
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Hoffman, Huggins, Seekins,                                     
Stedman, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                     
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Kookesh                                                         
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Guess, Olson, Stevens B                                                                   
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 4002(FIN)(efd fld) passed the                                         
Senate, was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the                               
House.