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SB 1                                                                                                                          
SENATE BILL NO. 1 "An Act increasing the minimum hourly wage,                                                                   
and creating an annual adjustment to the minimum hourly wage based                                                              
on the rate of inflation; and providing for an effective date" was read                                                         
the second time.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stedman, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for                                                                 
the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 810.                                                           
Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1(FIN) "An Act                                                                        
increasing the minimum hourly wage; and providing for an effective                                                              
date" was adopted.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis 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. 1(FIN) was read the third time.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1(FIN) "An                                                                    
Act increasing the minimum hourly wage; and providing for an                                                                    
effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following                                                         
result:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 1(FIN)                                                                                                                     
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire,                                                                
Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Therriault,                                                                    
Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Bunde, Dyson                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 1(FIN) passed the Senate.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis 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.