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SB 121                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 121 "An Act relating to the public employees'                                                                   
retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing for                                                        
an effective date" which had been moved to the bottom of the calendar                                                           
(page 2266), was before the Senate in second reading.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The call was satisfied.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wielechowski, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for                                                              
the adoption of the State Affairs Committee Substitute offered on page                                                          
1531. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 121(STA) "An                                                                    
Act relating to new defined benefit tiers in the public employees'                                                              
retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain                                                        
employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and                                                              
defined contribution plans of the public employees' retirement system                                                           
and the teachers' retirement system; and providing for an effective date"                                                       
was adopted.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Meyer 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. 121(STA) was read the third time.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 121(STA) "An                                                                  
Act relating to new defined benefit tiers in the public employees'                                                              
retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; providing certain                                                        
employees an opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and                                                              
defined contribution plans of the public employees' retirement system                                                           
and the teachers' retirement system; and providing for an effective date"                                                       
pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 121(STA)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Dates                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Davis, Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Kookesh, McGuire, Menard,                                                           
Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stevens, Thomas, Wielechowski                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Coghill, Dyson, Giessel, Huggins, Stedman, Wagoner                                                                       

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and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 121(STA) passed the Senate.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Meyer moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the                                                            
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clauses.                                                       
Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the                                                           
Secretary for engrossment.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis lifted the call.