0001|                            HOUSE BILL 527
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                            JOHN A. HEATON
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO PHARMACISTS; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE NMSA
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0012|     1978 TO PERMIT INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR PATIENT COUNSELING
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0013|     SERVICES BY PHARMACISTS.
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0014|     
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  A new section of Chapter 59A, Article 22 NMSA
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0017|     1978 is enacted to read: 
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0018|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  COVERAGE FOR PATIENT COUNSELING BY
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0019|     PHARMACISTS.--
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0020|               A.  Each individual and group health insurance
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0021|     policy, health care plan, pharmaceutical plan and certificate
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0022|     of health insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this
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0023|     state that offers coverage for service within the scope of
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0024|     practice of a duly licensed pharmacist, including patient
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0025|     counseling on prescription drugs, may pay or reimburse the cost
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0001|     of the service performed by a pharmacist. <u>
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<u></u>0002| <u>    </u>         B.  Payment or reimbursement may be made pursuant to
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0003|     this section for a service performed by a duly licensed
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0004|     pharmacist when:
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0005|                    (1)  the service performed is within the lawful
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0006|     scope of practice of the pharmacist; and
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0007|                    (2)  the coverage provides for reimbursement
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0008|     for identical services performed by other licensed health care
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0009|     providers.
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0010|               C.  Nothing in this section shall require the plan
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0011|     to pay a claim to more than one provider for duplicate service
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0012|     or be interpreted to limit physician reimbursement."
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0014|                                 State of New Mexico
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0015|                      House of Representatives
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0016|   
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0017|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0018|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021|                                               February 25, 1997
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0022|   
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0023|   
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0024|   Mr. Speaker:
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0025|   
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0001|        Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom
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0002|   has been referred
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0003|   
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0004|                        HOUSE BILL 527
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0005|                               
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0006|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0007|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0008|   APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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0009|   
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0010|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0016| <u>                                </u>                             Fred Luna, Chairman
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0017|   
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0018|   
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0019|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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<u></u>0020| <u>   </u>
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0021|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0022|   
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0023|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0024|   
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0025|   The roll call vote was<u> 9 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0001|   Yes:      9
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0002|             Excused:  Hobbs, Olguin, J.G. Taylor
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0003|             Absent:   Getty
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0006|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0527                       State of New Mexico
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0007|                      House of Representatives
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0008|   
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0009|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0010|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0011|   
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0012|   
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0013|                                                   March 6, 1997
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0014|   
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0016|   Mr. Speaker:
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0017|   
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0018|        Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to
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0019|   whom has been referred
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0020|   
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0021|                        HOUSE BILL 527
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0022|                               
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0023|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0024|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0025|   
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0001|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0007| <u>                                </u>                             Max Coll, Chairman
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0008|   
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0009|   
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0010|   Adopted <u>                    </u>     Not Adopted <u>                    
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<u></u>0011| <u>   </u>
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0012|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0013|   
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0014|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0015|   
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0016|   The roll call vote was<u> 9 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0017|   Yes:      9
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0018|             Excused:  Buffett, Coll, Marquardt, Pearce, Picraux, Saavedra,
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0019|             Taylor, JP, Watchman
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0020|             Absent:   None
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0025|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0001|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0002|   
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0004|                                                  March 16, 1997
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0005|   
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0006|   Mr. President:
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0007|   
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0008|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0009|   referred
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0010|   
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0011|                           HOUSE BILL 527
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0012|   
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0013|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0014|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0015|   CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
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0016|   
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0017|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0018|   
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0021|                                
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0022|   __________________________________
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0023|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0024|   
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0002|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0003|   Adopted_______________________
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0004|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0005|   
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0006|   
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0007|                     Date ________________________
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0008|   
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0009|   
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0010|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0011|           Yes:    5
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0012|           No:     0
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0013|   Excused:     Boitano, Feldman, Garcia, Ingle
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0014|           Absent: None
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0021|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0022|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0023|   
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0025|                                                  March 19, 1997
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0001|   
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0002|   Mr. President:
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0003|   
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0004|       Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
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0005|   whom has been referred
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0006|   
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0007|                           HOUSE BILL 527
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0008|   
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0009|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0010|   recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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0011|   
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0012|       1.  On page 2, line 3, before "service" insert "chronic
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0013|   disease management".
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0014|   
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0015|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0016|   
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0017|   
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0020|   __________________________________
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0021|                                Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman 
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0022|   
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0023|   
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0024|   
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0025|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0001|   Adopted_______________________
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0002|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0003|   
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0004|   
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0005|                     Date ________________________
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0006|   
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0007|   
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0008|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0009|           Yes:    7
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0010|           No:     0
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0011|                Excused:     Griego, Leavell, McKibben
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0012|           Absent: None
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0015|   H0527CT1                                            .119241.1
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0017|     
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0018|   
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0019|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0020|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0021|   
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0022|   
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0023|                                                  March 16, 1997
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0024|   
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0025|   Mr. President:
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0001|   
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0002|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0003|   referred
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0004|   
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0005|                           HOUSE BILL 527
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0006|   
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0007|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0008|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0009|   CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
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0010|   
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0011|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0012|   
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0015|                                
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0016|   __________________________________
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0017|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0018|   
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0019|   
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0020|   
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0021|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0022|   Adopted_______________________
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0023|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0024|   
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0025|   
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0001|                     Date ________________________
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0002|   
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0003|   
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0004|   The roll call vote was <u> 5 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0005|           Yes:    5
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0006|           No:     0
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0007|   Excused:     Boitano, Feldman, Garcia, Ingle
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0008|           Absent: None
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0011|   H0527PA1
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