2003-04-25                     Senate Journal                      Page 0974
SCS HB 140(STA)                                                                                     
Effective Date Clause                                                                               
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Ogan, Seekins, Stevens B,                                      
Stevens G, Taylor, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                      
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Lincoln, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
and so, the effective date clause failed.                                                           
                                                                                                    
Senator Wilken gave notice of reconsideration.                                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                     Second Reading of Senate Resolutions                                        
                                                                                                    
SJR 16                                                                                            
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16 Encouraging the federal                                              
government to end the federal subsidy of ethanol, and requesting the                                
Congress of the United States to mandate that land currently used to                                
grow corn for the production of ethanol be returned to its natural state,                           
was read the second time.                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens 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. 16 was read the third time.                                             
                                                                                                    
Senators Wilken, Dyson, Cowdery, Taylor, Seekins, Wagoner, moved                                    
and asked unanimous consent to be shown as cosponsors on the                                        
resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Senators Ben Stevens, Cowdery moved and asked unanimous consent                                     
to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest. Objections were                               
heard and Senators Ben Stevens, Cowdery were required to vote.                                      
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16                                           
Encouraging the federal government to end the federal subsidy of                                    
ethanol, and requesting the Congress of the United States to mandate                                
that land currently used to grow corn for the production of ethanol be                              
returned to its natural state, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with                            
the following result: