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HB 78                                                                                                                         
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 78(FIN) am(efd fld) "An Act relating to the public employees'                                                               
retirement system and the teachers' retirement system; and providing                                                            
certain employees an opportunity to choose between the defined                                                                  
benefit and defined contribution plans of the public employees'                                                                 
retirement system and the teachers' retirement system" and                                                                      
recommended it be replaced with                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 78(FIN) "An Act relating to the public                                                                            
          employees' retirement system and the teachers'                                                                        
          retirement system; providing certain employees an                                                                     
          opportunity to choose between the defined benefit                                                                     
          and defined contribution plans of the public                                                                          
          employees' retirement system and the teachers'                                                                        
          retirement system; and providing for an effective                                                                     
          date."                                                                                                                
          (technical title change)                                                                                              

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Signing do pass: Senator Olson, Cochair; Senator Kiehl. Signing do                                                              
not pass: Senator Stedman, Cochair; Senators Kaufman, Cronk.                                                                    
Signing no recommendation: Senator Hoffman, Cochair. Signing                                                                    
amend: Senator Merrick.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The following previously published fiscal information applies:                                                                  
     Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Administration                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The bill is on today's calendar.                                                                                                
HB 78                                                                                                                         
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN) am(efd fld) "An Act relating to                                                                   
the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement                                                            
system; and providing certain employees an opportunity to choose                                                                
between the defined benefit and defined contribution plans of the                                                               
public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement                                                                
system" was read the second time.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Hoffman, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for                                                                 
the adoption of the Finance Senate Committee Substitute offered                                                                 
today. Senator Cronk objected, then withdrew his objection. Senator                                                             
Stedman objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further                                                           
objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 78(FIN)                                                                          
"An Act relating to the public employees' retirement system and the                                                             
teachers' retirement system; providing certain employees an                                                                     
opportunity to choose between the defined benefit and defined                                                                   
contribution plans of the public employees' retirement system and the                                                           
teachers' retirement system; and providing for an effective date" was                                                           
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
President Stevens stated SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                        
NO. 78(FIN) will advance to third reading on the April 28 calendar.