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HB 23                                                                                                                         
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 14                                                              
calendar (page 1196), was read the third time:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 23(L&C)                                                                                               
    "An Act renaming the State Commission for Human Rights the                                                                  
    Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; relating to removal of                                                            

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    commissioners of the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights;                                                              
    relating to reports from the Alaska State Commission for Civil                                                              
    Rights; relating to the definition of 'employer' for the purposes of                                                        
    the Alaska State Commission for Civil Rights; and relating to                                                               
    local civil rights commissions."                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ruffridge moved and asked unanimous consent to                                                                   
abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was                                                           
heard, and he was required to vote.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 23(L&C) pass the House?"  The                                                                  
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 23(L&C)                                                                                                                    
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Burke, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert,                                                               
Edgmon, Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan,                                                             
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                                 
Schrage, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood,                                                                  
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Schwanke                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 23(L&C) passed the House and was referred to the                                                                   
Chief Clerk for engrossment.