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2012-04-14 House Journal

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2012-04-14                     House Journal                      Page 2448
SB 89                                                                                                                         
Representative Johnson gave notice of reconsideration of the vote on                                                            
HCS CSSB 89(JUD) (page 2442).                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Johnson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
reconsideration of HCS CSSB 89(JUD) be taken up on the same day.                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The following was again before the House in third reading:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(JUD)                                                                                
     "An Act clarifying that a legislator or legislative employee is                                                            
     allowed to accept certain compassionate gifts; allowing legislators                                                        
     and legislative employees who are representing persons in an                                                               
     administrative hearing to contact hearing officers and attempt to                                                          
     influence the outcome of the hearing if they are professionals                                                             
     licensed in the state, and allowing legislators and legislative                                                            
     employees who are not professionals licensed in the state to                                                               
     contact hearing officers for the purpose of influencing the                                                                
     outcome of the hearing in certain instances; requiring the Select                                                          
     Committee on Legislative Ethics to maintain a public record of                                                             
     certain ethics disclosures made by legislators and legislative                                                             
     employees; prohibiting a public member of the Select Committee                                                             
     on Legislative Ethics from disclosing confidential information                                                             
     without authorization; clarifying the ethics disclosure                                                                    
     requirements for tickets to or gifts in connection with charity                                                            
     events; amending disclosure deadlines under the Legislative                                                                
     Ethics Act; relating to requests to refrain from disclosure under                                                          
     the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to the applicability of certain                                                       
     provisions of the Legislative Ethics Act to certain legislative                                                            
     employees, volunteers, and interns; establishing a seat for an                                                             
     alternate public member on the Select Committee on Legislative                                                             
     Ethics; clarifying the requirements related to participation by                                                            

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     alternate public members and alternate legislative members in the                                                          
     proceedings of the committee; amending the definition of                                                                   
     'legislative employee' in the Legislative Ethics Act; and repealing                                                        
      a procedure for appointment of alternate legislative members."                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question to be reconsidered:  "Shall HCS CSSB 89(JUD) pass the                                                              
House?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 89(JUD)                                                                                                                
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
Reconsideration                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Cissna, Costello, Dick, Doogan,                                                                     
Edgmon, Fairclough, Feige, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg,                                                                    
Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron, Holmes, Johansen, Johnson, Joule,                                                                   
Kawasaki, Keller, Kerttula, Lynn, Miller, Millett, Munoz, Neuman,                                                               
Olson, Petersen, Pruitt, Saddler, Seaton, Thomas, Thompson, Tuck,                                                               
P.Wilson, T.Wilson                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Stoltze                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
And so, HCS CSSB 89(JUD) passed the House on reconsideration and                                                                
was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.