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HJR 20                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20                                                                                               
    Encouraging the United States Congress to establish hiring goals                                                            
    for apprentices and veteran apprentices.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
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 MLV RPT 5DP 1193                                                                                                               
 FN1: ZERO(LEG) 1193                                                                                                            
 L&C RPT 6DP 1582                                                                                                               
 FN2: ZERO(LEG) 1582                                                                                                            

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Representative Kopp moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                      
HJR 20 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                                                  
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HJR 20 was read the third time.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representatives Fields, Stapp, and D. Nelson moved and asked                                                                    
unanimous consent to abstain from voting because of a conflict of                                                               
interest.  Objection was heard, and they were required to vote.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HJR 20 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                               
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HJR 20                                                                                                                          
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  38   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Allard, Bynum, Carrick, Costello, Coulombe, Dibert, Edgmon,                                                              
Eischeid, Elam, Fields, Foster, Galvin, Gray, Hall, Hannan,                                                                     
Himschoot, Holland, Jimmie, Johnson, Josephson, Kopp, McCabe,                                                                   
Mears, Mina, Moore, D.Nelson, G.Nelson, Prax, Ruffridge, Saddler,                                                               
Schrage, St. Clair, Stapp, Story, Stutes, Tomaszewski, Underwood,                                                               
Vance                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Frier, Schwanke                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
And so, HJR 20 passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk                                                             
for engrossment.