HB 281-WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS DAY                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:05:23 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  WIELECHOWSKI  announced that  the  first  bill before  the                                                               
committee  would be  HB  281,  which would  declare  March 29  as                                                               
Vietnam Veterans Day.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI requested a motion to  adopt the new CS for HB                                                               
281, version I.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  MEYER  moved to  adopt  the  proposed  SCS for  HB  281,                                                               
labeled 27-LS0791\I, as the working document.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI objected for discussion purposes.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:07:38 AM                                                                                                                    
AARON SCHROEDER,  staff to Representative Bill  Thomas, described                                                               
the changes  in HB  281 on  behalf of the  sponsor. He  noted two                                                               
changes in version  I, both of which appear in  the title in line                                                               
1. The  date of  March 30 is  changed to March  29 and  the words                                                               
"Welcome Home" are  deleted. On line 5, March 30  is also changed                                                               
to March 29 and on line 4, "Welcome Home" is also deleted.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI withdrew his  objection to adopting version I.                                                               
He noted a zero fiscal note.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MEYER  moved to  report the  SCS for  HB 281,  version I,                                                               
from committee with individual  recommendations and attached zero                                                               
fiscal  note.  There being  no  objection,  SCS HB  281(STA)  was                                                               
reported from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.