2005-05-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 1504
SB 36                                                                                             
Message dated May 7 was read, stating the House passed CS FOR                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 36(JUD) "An Act relating to absentee ballots"                                       
with the following amendments:                                                                      
                                                                                                    
                     HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                           
          36(JUD) am H                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved that the Senate concur in the House                                      
amendments and recommended the body vote no.                                                        
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                           
amendments?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                          
                                                                                                    
HCS CSSB 36(JUD) am H                                                                               
Shall the Senate Concur in the House amendments                                                     
to CSSB 36(JUD)?                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  7   NAYS:  11   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh                                         
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens                                    
B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                           
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Olson                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
and so, the Senate failed to concur.                                                                
                                                                                                    
The Secretary was requested to notify the House of the Senate's action                              
and request the House to recede from its amendments. In the event the                               
House fails to recede, the President appointed a Conference                                         
Committee to meet with a like committee from the House to consider                                  
the bills:                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
     Senator Therriault, Chair                                                                      
     Senator Huggins                                                                                
     Senator Kookesh