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HB 173                                                                                                                        
A message dated May 20 was received stating the Senate passed:                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 173(L&C)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to                                                           
    occupational therapy assistant licensure; and relating to an                                                                
    occupational therapist licensure compact."                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration:                                                          
                                                                                                                                
            SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 173(FIN) am S                                                                  
    "An Act relating to occupational therapist licensure; relating to                                                           
    occupational therapy assistant licensure; relating to an                                                                    
    occupational therapist licensure compact; relating to an executive                                                          
    administrator for the State Physical Therapy and Occupational                                                               

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    Therapy Board; relating to physical therapist licensure; relating to                                                        
    physical therapist assistant licensure; relating to audiologist                                                             
    licensure; relating to speech-language pathologist licensure; and                                                           
    relating to national criminal history record checks."                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
    (SCR 27 - title change resolution)                                                                                          
HB 173                                                                                                                        
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
House consider the Senate message. There being no objection, it was                                                             
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved that the House concur in the Senate                                                                   
amendment and recommended that the members vote yes.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall the House concur in the Senate                                                                      
amendment?"  The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 173(FIN) am S                                                                                                          
Concur                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  39   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Frier, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan,                                                              
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Saddler, Schrage,                                                                 
Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood,                                                              
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Ruffridge                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting                                                              
SCS CSHB 173(FIN) am S.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SCS CSHB 173(FIN) am S was referred to the Chief Clerk for                                                                      
enrollment.