1997-03-24                     Senate Journal                      Page 0835
SJR 23                                                                       
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, was read the second time.                                               
                                                                               
Senator Leman, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous               
consent that the resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third         
reading and placed on final passage.  Without objection, it was so             
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23 was read the third time.                        
                                                                               
                                                                               

1997-03-24                     Senate Journal                      Page 0836
SJR 23                                                                       
The question being: Shall 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, pass the Senate?  The roll was                
taken with the following result:                                               
                                                                               
SJR 23                                                                         
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  2                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Hoffman, Kelly,                    
Leman, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Torgerson, Ward,              
Wilken                                                                         
                                                                               
Excused:  Halford, Mackie                                                      
                                                                               
Absent:  Lincoln, Taylor                                                       
                                                                               
and so, SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23 passed the Senate                       
and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.