2008-04-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 2753
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the                                                            
passage of the bill be considered the vote on the Court Rule change.                                                            
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Thomas gave notice of reconsideration (page 2756).                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCR 29                                                                                                                        
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent to bring up                                                                     
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29, which had been                                                                             
held on the Secretary's desk (page 2721). Without objection, SENATE                                                             
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29 was read the second time                                                                           
and was before the Senate on final passage.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION                                                                         
NO. 29 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules                                                              
of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 166,                                                                 
relating to contributions from permanent fund dividends to community                                                            
foundations, to certain educational organizations, and to certain other                                                         
charitable organizations, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the                                                         
following result:                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SCR 29                                                                                                                          
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                                               
Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stevens, Therriault, Thomas,                                                                  
Wagoner, Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Hoffman, Stedman                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29 passed the                                                                          
Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis rose to a point of information, citing Mason's Manual                                                             
Section 121(Breaches of the Order of the House).                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 196                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 196(JUD) "An Act relating to the                                                                          
handling of matters after a person's death" was read the second time.