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HB 125                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 125                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to private sector and state employment                                                                     
    preferences for active service members, veterans, and spouses and                                                           
    dependent children of active service members and veterans;                                                                  
    relating to employment preferences for surviving spouses of                                                                 
    deceased service members and veterans; and relating to                                                                      
    employment preferences for disabled veterans and former                                                                     
    prisoners of war."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
with the:                                                   Journal Page                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 MLV RPT 6DP 378                                                                                                                
 FN1: ZERO(ADM) 378                                                                                                             
 L&C RPT CS(L&C) NEW TITLE 6DP 1NR 715                                                                                          
 FN1: ZERO(ADM) 715                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill:                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 125(L&C)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to employment preferences for active service                                                               
    members, veterans, and spouses and dependent children of active                                                             
    service members and veterans; relating to employment preferences                                                            
    for surviving spouses of deceased service members and veterans;                                                             
    and relating to employment preferences for disabled veterans and                                                            
    former prisoners of war."                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                    
CSHB 125(L&C) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 125(L&C) was read the third time.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representatives Eastman and Nelson moved and asked unanimous                                                                    
consent to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                                               
Objection was heard, and they were required to vote.                                                                            

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The question being:  "Shall CSHB 125(L&C) pass the House?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 125(L&C)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  35   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Carpenter, Claman, Cronk, Drummond, Edgmon, Fields,                                                                      
Foster, Gillham, Hannan, Johnson, Josephson, Kaufman,                                                                           
Kreiss-Tomkins, LeBon, McCabe, McCarty, McKay, Merrick, Nelson,                                                                 
Ortiz, Prax, Rasmussen, Rauscher, Schrage, Shaw, Snyder, Spohnholz,                                                             
Story, Stutes, Tarr, Thompson, Tilton, Vance, Wool, Zulkosky                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Eastman, Kurka                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Hopkins, Patkotak, Tuck                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 125(L&C) passed the House and was referred to the                                                                  
Chief Clerk for engrossment.