Legislature(2001 - 2002)
2002-05-13 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2002-05-13 Senate Journal Page 3448 HB 225 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 225(FIN) am "An Act relating to state taxation of alcoholic beverages; and increasing the alcoholic beverage state tax rates" was read the second time. Senator Phillips, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Rules Senate Committee Substitute offered on page 3405. Senator Cowdery called the Senate. Senator Cowdery lifted the call. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 225(RLS) was adopted and read the second time. 2002-05-13 Senate Journal Page 3449 Senator Ward offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 1: Delete "and" Page 1, line 2, following "rates": Insert "; and providing for an effective date" Page 3, following line 6: Insert new bill sections to read: "* Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: CONDITIONAL EFFECT. Sections 1 and 2 of this Act take effect only if a version of SJR 23, proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an appropriation limit and a spending limit, is passed by the legislature and approved by the voters during the 2002 general election. * Sec. 6. If secs. 1 and 2 of this Act take effect under sec. 3, they take effect on January 1, 2003." Senator Ward moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Ellis objected. Senator Cowdery called the Senate. The call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 225(RLS) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Cowdery, Green, Taylor, Therriault, Ward Nays: Austerman, Davis, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman, Lincoln, Olson, Phillips, Stevens, Torgerson, Wilken and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. 2002-05-13 Senate Journal Page 3450 Senator Leman moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 225(RLS) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 225(RLS) "An Act relating to state taxation of alcoholic beverages; and increasing the alcoholic beverage state tax rates" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 225(RLS) Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 12 NAYS: 8 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Davis, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Leman, Lincoln, Olson, Phillips, Stevens, Torgerson, Wilken Nays: Cowdery, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Taylor, Therriault, Ward and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 225(RLS) passed the Senate.