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SJR 12                                                                                                                        
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12 Opposing proposed changes                                                                        
to the interpretation of the Passenger Vessel Services Act of June 19,                                                          
1886, 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, was                                                         
read the second time.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator McGuire, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                               
adoption of the State Affairs Committee Substitute offered on page                                                              
2027. Without objection, 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, was adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Ellis 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.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(STA) was read the                                                                         
third time.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall 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, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with                                                           
the following result:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CSSJR 12(STA)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Green, Hoffman,                                                             
Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas,                                                                     
Wielechowski, Wilken                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Dyson, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 12(STA)                                                                              
passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.