CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 56(FIN)                                                                                              
     "An Act relating to minimum wages; and providing for an                                                                    
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This  was the first  hearing  for this  bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Kelly announced no  one was signed  up to testify  on this                                                            
bill.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Wilken  "moved to  report the House  Bill 56 from  Committee                                                            
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
There being no  objections, CS HB 56(FIN) MOVED from  Committee with                                                            
zero  fiscal  note   #1  from  the  Department  of  Administration,                                                             
affecting all  agencies; zero fiscal note #3 from  the Department of                                                            
Education  and Early  Development;  and  a new  negative  ($201,900)                                                            
fiscal note dated  3/01/02 from the Department of  Health and Social                                                            
Services.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Recessed to Call of the Chair 10:47 AM / 7:37 PM