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2025-05-12 House Journal

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2025-05-12                     House Journal                      Page 1152
HB 78                                                                                                                         
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the May 10                                                              
calendar (page 1118), was read the third time:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am                                                                                            
    "An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and                                                             
    the teachers' retirement system; providing certain employees an                                                             

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    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."                                                                                                                      
HB 78                                                                                                                         
The following was before the House:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am                                                                                            
    "An Act relating to 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."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe, citing Section 522 of Mason's Manual, rose                                                               
to a point of order challenging the vote due to a conflict of interest.                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker ruled the point out of order.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative McCabe appealed the ruling of the chair.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the ruling of the chair be sustained?" The                                                          
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 78(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Point of Order/Ruled Out of Order                                                                                               
Sustain Ruling of the Chair                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  21   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                

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Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe,                                                                
Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp,                                                             
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, the ruling of the chair was sustained.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSHB 78(FIN) am pass the House?"  The                                                               
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 78(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  21   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe,                                                                
Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp,                                                             
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
And so, CSHB 78(FIN) am passed the House.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved the effective date clause.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?"  The                                                         
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 78(FIN) am                                                                                                                 
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  21   NAYS:  19   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Burke, Carrick, Dibert, Edgmon, Eischeid, Fields, Foster,                                                                
Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan, Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Josephson,                                                              
Kopp, Mears, Mina, Schrage, Story, Stutes                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Allard, Bynum, Costello, Coulombe, Elam, Johnson, McCabe,                                                                
Moore, Nelson, Prax, Rauscher, Ruffridge, Saddler, Schwanke, Stapp,                                                             
Tilton, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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And so, lacking the required 27 votes, the effective date clause was not                                                        
adopted, and the new title follows:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am(efd fld)                                                                                   
    "An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and                                                             
    the teachers' retirement system; and 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."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 78(FIN) am(efd fld) was referred to the Chief Clerk for                                                                    
engrossment.