04/25/2002 02:35 PM Senate L&C

        HB 212-WORKERS' COMP:CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTOR                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
CHAIRMAN BEN STEVENS called the Senate  Labor & Commerce Committee                                                            
meeting to  order at  2:35 pm and  announced HB  212 to be  up for                                                              
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR LEMAN said he didn't see  any reason to have a retroactive                                                              
effective date  and moved to change  it to January 1,  2003. There                                                              
were no objections and it was so ordered.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DAVIS  moved to pass SCS  HB 212(L&C) from  committee with                                                              
individual recommendations.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  AUSTERMAN   objected.  SENATORS  DAVIS,   TORGERSON,  and                                                              
STEVENS voted yea; SENATORS LEMAN  AND AUSTERMAN voted nay and SCS                                                              
HB 212(L&C) moved from committee.