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HB 298                                                                                                                        
A message dated May 17 was recieved stating the Senate passed HB
 with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for                                                                     
consideration:                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 298(JUD)                                                                                      
     "An Act relating to the Legislative Ethics Act; relating to                                                                
     legislative subpoenas; relating to the jurisdiction of the office of                                                       
     the ombudsman; and providing for an effective date."                                                                       
HB 298                                                                                                                        
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 HB 298(JUD)                                                                                                                 
Concur                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  40   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                               
Schrage, Schwanke, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski,                                                                
Underwood, Vance                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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And so, the House concurred in the Senate amendment, thus adopting                                                              
SCS HB 298(JUD).                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that the roll                                                             
call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                              
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SCS HB 298(JUD) was referred to the Chief Clerk for enrollment.