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HB 298                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 298 "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" was                                                               
read the second time.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Claman, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                                
adoption of the Judiciary Senate Committee Substitute offered on page                                                           
2567. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                               
NO. 298(JUD) was adopted.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the bill be                                                                   
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 298(JUD) was read the third                                                                        
time.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senators Claman, Giessel, Stedman, Tobin, Kawasaki, Stevens moved                                                               
and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cross sponsors on the                                                                
bill. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall 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" pass the Senate?"                                                               
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SCS HB 298(JUD)                                                                                                                 
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date(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, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 298(JUD) passed the                                                                        
Senate.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on the                                                               
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause.                                                        
Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred to the                                                           
Secretary for engrossment.