JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 496, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the House Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (24107890D) be rejected.

B. We recommend that the attached Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (24109093D) be accepted to resolve the matter under disagreement.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Jennifer D. Carroll Foy

Senator Jeremy S. McPike

Senator Timmy F. French

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker

Delegate Joshua E. Thomas

Delegate Jonathan "Jed" Arnold

Conferees on the part of the House