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SJR 12                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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    CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(STA)                                                                                  
    Requesting that Alaska be exempt from changes to the                                                                        
    interpretation of the Passenger Vessel Services Act of June 19,                                                             
    1886, proposed by the United States Department of Homeland                                                                  
    Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, affecting                                                                
    cruise itineraries of foreign-flagged vessels transporting                                                                  
    passengers to ports in Alaska; or, if Alaska is not exempted,                                                               
   opposing the proposed changes to the interpretation of that Act.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Samuels moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                   
CSSJR 12(STA) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                                               
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CSSJR 12(STA) was read the third time.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Ramras declared a conflict of interest.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall CSSJR 12(STA) pass the House?"  The                                                                 
roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CSSJR 12(STA)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  31   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  7   ABSENT:  2                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Buch, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Doll, Doogan,                                                                
Edgmon, Fairclough, Gara, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris,                                                                 
Hawker, Johansen, Johnson, Joule, Keller, Kelly, Kerttula, Lynn,                                                                
Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Roses, Salmon, Samuels, Stoltze,                                                                  
Thomas                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Foster, Holmes, Kawasaki, LeDoux, Nelson, Seaton, Wilson                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Chenault, Gardner                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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And so, CSSJR 12(STA) passed the House, was signed by the Speaker                                                               
and Chief Clerk and returned to the Senate.