1996-04-11                     Senate Journal                      Page 3169
SB 262                                                                       
Senator Halford moved for the adoption of the Court Rule changes.              
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the Court Rule changes be adopted? The               
roll was taken with the following result:                                      
                                                                               
CSSB 262(RES)                                                                  
Adopt Court Rule Changes?                                                      
                                                                               
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Frank, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce,            
R.Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson                                   
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Salo, Zharoff                   
                                                                               
and so, the Court Rule changes failed and CS FOR SENATE BILL                   
NO. 262(RES)(ct rule fld) was referred to the Secretary for                    
engrossment.                                                                   
                                                                               
                     SECOND READING OF SENATE RESOLUTIONS                    
                                                                               
SCR 29                                                                       
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29 Objecting to the                           
Department of Administration's settlement with certain employees of            
the Alaska marine highway system, was read the second time.                    
                                                                               
Senator Halford moved and asked unanimous consent for the                      
adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 3098.             
Senator Duncan objected, then withdrew his objection.  There being             
no further objections, CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT                                
RESOLUTION NO. 29(FIN) was adopted, read the second time.                      
                                                                               
Senator Halford offered Amendment No. 1 :                                       
                                                                               
Page 3, following line 1, add a new section:                                   
FURTHER RESOLVED that if by April 25, 1996 the special                        
investigator has not been appointed or no report has been                      
made to the Speaker of the House and President of the                          
Senate that the presiding officers jointly agree to appoint a                  
special investigator to proceed and request time before a                      
grand jury if warranted.