1994-02-14                     Senate Journal                      Page 2824
Nays:  Adams, Duncan, Kerttula, Lincoln, Little, Salo, Zharoff                 
                                                                               
Excused:  Donley, Ellis                                                        
                                                                               
and so, the Senate Journal was approved as certified.                          
                                                                               
                           MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE                           
                                                                               
Message dated February 14 was read, requesting the agenda for the              
Joint Session to hear Senator Murkowski's address on February 15,              
1994, be amended to include the confirmation of the Ombudsman.                 
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate               
accept the amended House invitation.  Without objection, it was so             
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                               
                                                                               
                          STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS                         
                                                                               
SB 220                                                                       
The State Affairs Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 220                     
"An Act amending schedule IIA of the schedules of controlled                   
substances applicable to offenses relating to controlled substances to         
add the drug methcathinone, commonly identified as `cat" and                   
recommended it be replaced with                                                
                                                                               
	CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 220(STA)                                               
"An Act amending schedule IA of the schedules of                              
controlled substances applicable to offenses relating                          
to controlled substances to add the drug                                       
methcathinone, commonly identified as `cat.'"                                  
                                                                               
Signing do pass: Senator Leman, Chair, Senators Ellis, Miller.                 
                                                                               
Zero fiscal notes for the bill and committee substitute published              
today from Department of Law and Department of Public Safety.                  
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 220 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.