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SB 125                                                                                                                        
Senator Stevens, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                              
concur message on HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                                                           
125(FIN), which had been referred to the Rules Committee (page                                                                  
1324) be waived from the Rules Committee. Without objection, it was                                                             
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the concur                                                                 
message be taken up at this time. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Ellis moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment                                                               
to CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(FIN) "An Act relating to the                                                                      
accounting and payment of contributions under the retirement plans of                                                           
the Public Employees' Retirement System of Alaska and the Teachers'                                                             
Retirement System, to calculations of contributions under those                                                                 
retirement plans, and to participation in, and termination of and                                                               
amendments to participation in, the defined benefit plans of those                                                              
systems; relating to employer contributions to the health                                                                       
reimbursement arrangement plan; making conforming amendments;                                                                   
and providing for an effective date"                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
thus adopting                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 125(FIN) "An Act                                                                            
relating to the accounting and payment of contributions under the                                                               
retirement plans of the Public Employees' Retirement System of                                                                  
Alaska and the Teachers' Retirement System, to calculations of                                                                  
contributions under those retirement plans, and to participation in, and                                                        
termination of and amendments to participation in, the defined benefit                                                          
plans of those systems; relating to recovery of an award of damages or                                                          
other recovery by those systems; relating to employer contributions to                                                          
the health reimbursement arrangement plan; relating to participation in                                                         
the public employees' defined contribution plan by certain elected                                                              
officials; making conforming amendments; and providing for an                                                                   
effective date" (Title Change HCR 11) and recommended the body                                                                  
vote no.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                                                       
amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 125(FIN)                                                                                                               
Shall the Senate Concur in the House                                                                                            
Amendment to CSSB 125(FIN)?   Effective Dates                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  0   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bunde, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green, Hoffman,                                                               
Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Therriault,                                                                 
Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Cowdery                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                

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and so, the Senate failed to concur.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House of the Senate's action                                                          
and request the House to recede from its amendment. In the event the                                                            
House fails to recede, the President appointed a Conference                                                                     
Committee to meet with a like committee from the House to consider                                                              
the bills:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     Senator Hoffman, Chair                                                                                                     
     Senator Huggins                                                                                                            
     Senator Bunde