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SJR 9                                                                                                                         
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9 Urging the United States                                                                          
Congress to exempt cruise ships from certain provisions of the                                                                  
Passenger Vessel Services Act and other applicable provisions of                                                                
federal law for the period during which Canadian ports are closed to                                                            
cruise ships carrying more than 100 people; and urging the President                                                            
of the United States not to fine or take actions against cruise ships                                                           
sailing to the state, was read the second time.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Costello, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                                              
adoption of the Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute offered on                                                              
page 475. Senator Begich objected, then withdrew his objection. There                                                           
being no further objection, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                      
NO. 9(L&C) was adopted.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked                                                                        
unanimous consent 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. 9(L&C) was read the                                                                          
third time.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                       
NO. 9(L&C) Urging the United States Congress to exempt cruise                                                                   
ships from certain provisions of the Passenger Vessel Services Act and                                                          
other applicable provisions of federal law for the period during which                                                          
Canadian ports are closed to cruise ships carrying more than 100                                                                
people; and urging the President of the United States not to fine or                                                            
take actions against cruise ships sailing to the state, pass the Senate?"                                                       
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CSSJR 9(L&C)                                                                                                                    
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  1                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Begich, Bishop, Costello, Gray-Jackson, Hoffman, Holland,                                                                
Kawasaki, Kiehl, Micciche, Myers, Olson, Reinbold, Revak, Shower,                                                               
Stedman, Stevens                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Hughes, Wielechowski, Wilson                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  von Imhof                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9(L&C)                                                                               
passed the Senate and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.