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2005-04-18 Senate Journal

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2005-04-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 1020
SJR 14                                                                                            
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14 Urging the United States                                             
Congress to amend the tax code to permanently repeal the federal                                    
estate and generation-skipping transfer tax, was read the second time.                              
                                                                                                    
Senator French offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                             
                                                                                                    
Page 1, following line 6:                                                                           
     Insert new material to read:                                                                   
     "WHEREAS, in its current form, the estate tax only affects the                               
wealthiest two percent of all Americans; and"                                                       
                                                                                                    
Senator French moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator                                   
Green objected.                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                    
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
SJR 14                                                                                              
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  8   NAYS:  11   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens                                    
B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                           
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, Amendment No. 1 failed.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

2005-04-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 1021
Senator French offered Amendment No. 2 :                                                             
                                                                                                    
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     "WHEREAS permanently repealing the estate tax will make it                                   
     more difficult for the United States Congress to fund the social                               
     security shortfall; and"                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Senator French moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator                                   
Gary Stevens objected.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll                                    
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
SJR 14                                                                                              
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 2                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  8   NAYS:  11   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens                                    
B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                           
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, Amendment No. 2 failed.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Senators Wilken, Green, Stedman, Cowdery, Dyson, Wagoner,                                           
Seekins, Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent to be                                        
shown as cosponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so                                 
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
President Stevens stated SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14 will                                        
be on the April 19 calendar.