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HB 78                                                                                                                         
Senator Giessel gave notice of reconsideration on SENATE CS FOR                                                                 
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am S and moved and asked                                                                          
unanimous consent it be taken up. Senator Myers objected.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question being: “Shall reconsideration be taken up same day on                                                              
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am S?” The                                                                          
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 78(FIN) am S                                                                                                           
Take up Reconsideration Same Day?                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman,                                                                
Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Tobin,                                                                       
Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Cronk, Kaufman, Myers, Rauscher, Tilton                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
And so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am S                                                                        
was before the Senate on reconsideration.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question to be reconsidered: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR                                                                    
HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am S "An Act relating to the public                                                                      
employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system;                                                               
providing certain employees an opportunity to choose between the                                                                

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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:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 78(FIN) am S                                                                                                           
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Kawasaki,                                                               
Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Cronk, Hoffman, Kaufman, Myers, Rauscher, Stedman, Tilton,                                                               
Yundt                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am S                                                                        
passed the Senate on reconsideration.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved for the adoption of the effective date clauses.                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall the effective date clauses be adopted?" The                                                          
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 78(FIN) am S                                                                                                           
Effective Date Clause(s)                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Myers, Olson,                                                                       
Rauscher, Stedman, Stevens, Tilton, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, the effective date clauses were adopted and the bill was                                                                
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.