1997-05-07                     House Journal                      Page 1626
SJR 23                                                                       
The following was read the second time:                                        
                                                                               
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23                                                
Urging the United States Congress to amend the Social Security                
Act so that the higher cost of living in Alaska is reflected when              
the per capita income of the state is used as a factor in                      
determining the federal share of Medicaid costs.                               
                                                                               
with the:                                                 Journal Page         
                                                                               
	HES RPT  5DP                                                     1403         
	SENATE ZERO FISCAL NOTE (DHSS) 3/18/97                           1403         
                                                                               
                                                                               
Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR 23            
be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final         
passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                         
                                                                               
SJR 23 was read the third time.                                                
                                                                               
The question being:  "Shall SJR 23 pass the House?"  The roll was              
taken with the following result:                                               

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SJR 23                                                                       
                                                                               
SJR 23                                                                         
Third Reading                                                                  
Final Passage                                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  35   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  4                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Austerman, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Cowdery, Croft, Davies,             
Davis, Dyson, Elton, Foster, Green, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hodgins,              
Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kemplen, Kohring, Kookesh, Kott,                   
Kubina, Martin, Masek, Mulder, Nicholia, Phillips, Porter, Rokeberg,           
Ryan, Sanders, Vezey, Williams                                                 
                                                                               
Excused:  Kelly                                                                
                                                                               
Absent:  Barnes, Moses, Ogan, Therriault                                       
                                                                               
And so, SJR 23 passed the House, was signed by the Speaker and                 
Chief Clerk and returned to the Senate.