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HB 298                                                                                                                        
The following, which was advanced to third reading from the April 30                                                            
calendar (page 2356), was read the third time:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
    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."                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Representative Vance moved and asked unanimous consent to abstain                                                               
from voting because of a conflict of interest.  Objection was heard, and                                                        
she was required to vote.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 298 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                               
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 298                                                                                                                          
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  37   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   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, Mears,                                                                    
Mina, Moore, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Schrage, Schwanke, St.                                                                  
Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood, Vance                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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Excused:  McCabe, D.Nelson, Saddler                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 298 passed the House.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 298 was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.