2012-04-15                     Senate Journal                      Page 2318
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 246(FIN)                                                                            
am S passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for                                                                    
engrossment.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SCR 33                                                                                                                        
Senator Meyer moved and asked unanimous consent to take up                                                                      
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 33, which had been                                                                             
held on the Secretary's desk. Without objection, the resolution was                                                             
before the Senate on final passage.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION                                                                         
NO. 33 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules                                                              
of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning House Bill No. 246,                                                                 
naming certain bridges and airports, pass the Senate?" The roll was                                                             
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SCR 33                                                                                                                          
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Coghill, Davis, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, French, Giessel, Hoffman,                                                            
Kookesh, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman,                                                                       
Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Huggins                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 33 passed the                                                                          
Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 255                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 255(JUD) "An Act relating to screen                                                                       
devices in motor vehicles; prohibiting the driver of a motor vehicle                                                            
from reading or typing a text message or other nonvoice message or                                                              
communication on a cellular telephone, computer, or personal data                                                               
assistant while driving a motor vehicle; and providing for an effective                                                         
date" was read the second time.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis called the Senate on House Bill No. 255.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The call was satisfied.