Legislature(1993 - 1994)
1993-05-08 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2201 SENATE JOURNAL ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION Juneau, Alaska Saturday May 8, 1993 One Hundred Eighteenth Day Pursuant to adjournment the Senate was called to order by President Halford at 11:33 a.m. The roll showed seventeen members present. Senators Kerttula, Rieger, Zharoff were absent. The prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Senator Taylor. Senator Pearce led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance. CERTIFICATION Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the journal for the one hundred seventeenth legislative day be approved as certified by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR SB 122 Message of May 7 was read, stating the Governor signed the following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 122(JUD) "An Act relating to the disclosure of information by an employer about the job performance of an employee or former employee." Chapter 12, SLA 1993 Effective Date: 8/5/93 2201 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2202 SB 174 Message of May 7 was read, stating the Governor signed the following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 174(L&C) am "An Act exempting certain taxicab operators from coverage under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act, the Alaska Employment Security Act, and the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act; and providing for an effective date." Chapter 13, SLA 1993 Effective Date: 5/8/93 HB 279 Message of May 7 was read, stating the Governor signed the following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 279(L&C) "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska Public Utilities Commission to June 30, 1994." Chapter 14, SLA 1993 Effective Date: 8/5/93 SB 85 Message of May 7 was read, stating the Governor signed the following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 85(FIN) am "An Act deleting a requirement that certain members of the board of directors of the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council be substantially involved in a visitor or recreation industry business; relating to the selection of a presiding officer for the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council; requiring that the council's tourism marketing program include promotion of the state as a destination and 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2203 SB 85 promotion of all forms of travel to the state, including travel by air, highway, and water; extending the termination date of the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council; requiring the council to consider methods to fund tourism marketing using both public and private assets and to consider methods to provide for the financial self-sufficiency of the council; and providing for an effective date." Chapter 15, SLA 1993 Effective Date: 5/8/93 HB 99 Message of May 7 was read, stating the Governor signed the following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: HOUSE BILL NO. 99 "An Act repealing the 65-day time limit for approval or disapproval of a proposed oil discharge contingency plan by the Department of Environmental Conservation; and providing for an effective date." Chapter 16, SLA 1993 Effective Date: 5/8/93 SB 57 Message of May 7 was read, stating the Governor signed the following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: SENATE BILL NO. 57 "An Act relating to employment contributions and to extending the pilot project for the state training and employment program; and providing for an effective date." Chapter 17, SLA 1993 Effective Date: 6/30/93 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2204 HCR 16 Message of May 7 was read, stating the Governor read the following resolution and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 16 Relating to establishing the coal policy of the state. Legislative Resolve No. 11 HJR 41 Message of May 7 was read, stating the Governor signed the following resolution and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing: HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 41 Relating to consideration of individual fishery quota shares block proposals by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. Legislative Resolve No. 14 MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE SB 91 Message of May 7 was read, stating the House passed and returned: CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 91(HES) "An Act prohibiting unfair discrimination against direct-entry midwives who perform services within the scope of their certification; providing for coverage of midwife services under Medicaid; reordering the priority of optional services provided by the state under Medicaid; and providing for an effective date." CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 91(HES) was referred to the Secretary for enrollment. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2205 SB 145 Message of May 7 was read, stating the House passed and returned: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 145(STA) am "An Act establishing the position of state medical examiner; and relating to preparation of death certificates." CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 145(STA) am was referred to the Secretary for enrollment. HB 167 Message of May 7 was read, stating the House concurred in the Senate amendment to CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 167(FIN), thus passing: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 167(JUD) am S "An Act relating to air quality control and the prevention, abatement, and control of air pollution; relating to inspection and enforcement powers of the Department of Environmental Conservation; and providing for an effective date." HB 213 Message of May 7 was read, stating the House concurred in the Senate amendment to CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 213(RES)(title am), thus passing: SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 213(RES)(efd fld) "An Act prohibiting the commissioner of natural resources from permanently classifying state land, water, or land and water so that mining, mineral entry and location, mineral prospecting, and mineral leasing are precluded or are designated an incompatible use without an act of the legislature if the area involved contains more than 640 contiguous acres except in certain situations." 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2206 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS HCR 18 The Rules Committee considered HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 Relating to Federal Public Land Week. Signing to calendar: Senator Jacko, Chair, Senators Halford, Rieger. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 is on today's calendar. HJR 27 The Rules Committee considered HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 Relating to an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting desecration of the Flag of the United States. Signing to calendar: Senator Jacko, Chair, Senators Rieger, Halford. Signing no recommendation: Senator Little. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 is on today's calendar. HB 252 The Rules Committee considered HOUSE BILL NO. 252 "An Act amending the Commercial Fishing Loan Act to authorize refinancing of existing loans made under that Act." Signing to calendar: Senator Jacko, Chair, Senators Rieger, Halford, Little. HOUSE BILL NO. 252 is on today's calendar. INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCE OF SENATE BILLS SB 214 SENATE BILL NO. 214 by SENATORS LINCOLN, Kelly, entitled: "An Act relating to providing communities with the authority by local option election to prohibit the sale of pull-tabs and the operation of pull-tab games within the community." was read the first time and referred to the Community and Regional Affairs, Labor and Commerce and Judiciary Committees. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2207 SB 215 SENATE BILL NO. 215 by SENATORS MILLER, Kelly, entitled: "An Act relating to and redesignating the oil and hazardous substance release response fund and to its use in the event of a disaster emergency; repealing the authority in law by which marine highway vessels may be designed and constructed to aid in oil and hazardous substance spill cleanup in state marine water using money in the oil and hazardous substance release response fund; amending requirements relating to the revision of state and regional master prevention and contingency plans; altering requirements applicable to liens for recovery of state expenditures related to oil or hazardous substances; amending the authority to contract to provide personnel to respond to a release or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance and to contract to conduct spill related research; reassigning responsibility for the oil and hazardous substance response corps and for the emergency response depots to the Department of Environmental Conservation, and for the operation of the state emergency response commission and its attendant responsibilities for the local emergency planning commissions to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; and modifying definitions of terms relating to the preceding provisions; terminating the nickel-per-barrel oil conservation surcharge; levying and collecting two new oil surcharges; and providing for the suspension and reimposition of one of the new surcharges; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance Committees. UNFINISHED BUSINESS HB 264 Senator Duncan requested that the reconsideration on CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 264(FIN) be taken up at this time. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2208 HOUSE BILLS IN THIRD READING HB 264 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 264(FIN) "An Act levying and providing for the collection of and disposition of the proceeds of a fishery resource landing tax; and providing for an effective date" was before the Senate in third reading on reconsideration. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the reconsideration on CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 264(FIN) be placed at the bottom of today's calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered. CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS HB 252 HOUSE BILL NO. 252 "An Act amending the Commercial Fishing Loan Act to authorize refinancing of existing loans made under that Act" was read the second time. Senator Pearce moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Finance Senate Committee Substitute offered on page 2087. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 252(FIN) was adopted. SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 252(FIN) was read the second time. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 252(FIN) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Senator Ellis objected. Senators Duncan, Taylor, Pearce, Kelly, Kerttula, Salo, Zharoff, Phillips, Leman, Little, Jacko, Donley moved and asked unanimous consent that they be shown as cross sponsors on the bill. Without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Duncan called the Senate. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2209 HB 252 The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 252(FIN) be advanced to third reading?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 252(FIN) Advance from second to third reading? YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor Nays: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Kerttula, Lincoln, Little, Salo, Zharoff and so, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 252(FIN) failed to be advanced to third reading. HB 209 HOUSE BILL NO. 209 "An Act relating to community health aide grants" which had been held to the May 9 calendar (page 2121) was read the second time. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that HOUSE BILL NO. 209 be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. HOUSE BILL NO. 209 was read the third time. The question being: "Shall HOUSE BILL NO. 209 "An Act relating to community health aide grants" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2210 HB 209 HB 209 Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Kerttula, Leman, Lincoln, Little, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Zharoff and so, HOUSE BILL NO. 209 passed the Senate. HOUSE BILL NO. 209 was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House. THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS SB 89 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(FIN) "An Act making appropriations for capital project matching grant programs; and providing for an effective date" be placed at the bottom of today's calendar. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that his motion be withdrawn. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(FIN) which had been held to the May 8 calendar (page 2121) was read the third time. Senator Pearce moved that CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(FIN) be returned to second reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1. Senator Adams objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further objections, the bill was returned to second reading. Senator Pearce offered Amendment No. 1 : 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2211 SB 89 Page 1, line 4: Change "$18,300,000" to "$18,425,000". Page 1, line 8: Change "$1,700,000" to "$1,575,000". Senator Pearce moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Without objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(FIN) am was automatically in third reading. The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(FIN) am "An Act making appropriations for capital project matching grant programs; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 89(FIN) am Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor Nays: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Kerttula, Lincoln, Little, Salo, Zharoff and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 89(FIN) am passed the Senate. Senator Taylor moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2212 SB 89 CSSB 89(FIN) am Effective Date YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor Nays: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Kerttula, Lincoln, Little, Salo, Zharoff and so, the effective date clause failed. Senator Pearce gave notice of reconsideration. HB 124 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 124(FIN) which had been held to the May 8 calendar (page 2117) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 124(FIN) "An Act establishing capital project matching grant programs for municipalities and unincorporated communities; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 124(FIN) Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor Nays: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Kerttula, Lincoln, Little, Salo, Zharoff and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 124(FIN) passed the Senate. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2213 HB 124 Senator Taylor moved the effective date clause. The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 124(FIN) Effective Date YEAS: 9 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Jacko, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor Nays: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Halford, Kelly, Kerttula, Lincoln, Little, Salo, Zharoff Kelly changed from "Yea" to "Nay". and so, the effective date clause failed. Senator Duncan gave notice of reconsideration. HB 102 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 102(L&C) "An Act relating to the Alaska Labor Relations Agency; and providing for an effective date" be held to the May 9 calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2214 HB 151 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(FIN) which had been held to the May 8 calendar (page 2121) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(FIN) "An Act relating to payment by indigent persons for services of representation and court costs; providing for stays of enforcement of a judgment during the pendency of an appeal of a conviction; allowing petitions for remission, reduction, or deferral of judgment; permitting a court to remit or reduce a judgment or to change the method of payment; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 151(FIN) Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Kerttula, Leman, Lincoln, Little, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Zharoff and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(FIN) passed the Senate. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(FIN) was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House. HB 69 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 69(FIN) am S "An Act relating to registration of and information about sex offenders and amending Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure 11(c) and 32(b)" be held to the May 9 calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2215 HOUSE BILLS IN THIRD READING HB 98 HOUSE BILL NO. 98 "An Act naming the Black Veterans Recognition Bridge on the Alaska Highway over the Gerstle River" which had been held in third reading to the May 8 calendar (page 2122) was before the Senate. The question being: "Shall HOUSE BILL NO. 98 "An Act naming the Black Veterans Recognition Bridge on the Alaska Highway over the Gerstle River" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: HB 98 Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Kerttula, Leman, Lincoln, Little, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Zharoff and so, HOUSE BILL NO. 98 passed the Senate, was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House. RECESS Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess to a call of the Chair. Without objection, the Senate recessed at 12:27 p.m. AFTER RECESS The Senate reconvened at 5:55 p.m. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2216 CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR CONTINUED SECOND READING OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS HJR 11 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to repeal of regulations by the legislature, be held to the May 9 calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered. HJR 27 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 Relating to an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting desecration of the Flag of the United States, was read the second time. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Senator Duncan called the Senate. The call was satisfied. A motion was pending to advance HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 to third reading. Senator Ellis objected. The question being: "Shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27 be advanced to third reading?" The roll was taken with the following result: HJR 27 Advance from Second to Third Reading? YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor Nays: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Kerttula, Lincoln, Little, Salo, Zharoff 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2217 HJR 27 and so, the bill failed to be advanced to third reading. HJR 11 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11, which had been held to the May 9 calendar (page 2216), be taken up at this time. Without objection, it was so ordered. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to repeal of regulations by the legislature, was read the second time. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11 be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Senator Duncan objected. The question being: "Shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 11 be advanced to third reading?" The roll was taken with the following result: HJR 11 Advance from Second to Third Reading? YEAS: 11 NAYS: 9 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Leman, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Sharp, Taylor Nays: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Kerttula, Lincoln, Little, Salo, Zharoff and so, the bill failed to be advanced to third reading. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2218 THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS HB 102 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 102(L&C) "An Act relating to the Alaska Labor Relations Agency; and providing for an effective date" which had been held to the May 9 calendar (page 2213) be taken up at this time. Without objection, it was so ordered. SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 102(L&C) was read the third time. The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 102(L&C) "An Act relating to the Alaska Labor Relations Agency; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS CSHB 102(L&C) Third Reading - Final Passage Effective Date YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Kerttula, Leman, Lincoln, Little, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Zharoff and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 102(L&C) passed the Senate. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ellis gave notice of reconsideration. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2219 SECOND READING OF HOUSE RESOLUTIONS HCR 18 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 Relating to Federal Public Land Week, was read the second time. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18 be held to the May 9 calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered. HOUSE BILLS ON RECONSIDERATION HB 264 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the reconsideration on CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 264(FIN)"An Act levying and providing for the collection of and disposition of the proceeds of a fishery resource landing tax; and providing for an effective date" which had been placed at the bottom of today's calendar (page 2208) be held to the May 9 calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered. CITATIONS Honoring - Suzanne L. Henning by Representative(s) Nicholia Senator(s) Lincoln, Duncan, Little, Leman, Donley, Salo, Rieger, Kerttula, Zharoff In Memoriam - Lillian J. Hakkinen by Representative(s) Navarre Senator(s) Leman, Salo, Little, Duncan, Donley, Kerttula Honoring - Mary Armantrout by Senator(s) Lincoln, Duncan, Little, Leman, Donley, Salo, Kerttula, Zharoff Representative(s) Olberg 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2220 Honoring - Stephen Jacquier by Senator(s) Lincoln, Duncan, Little, Leman, Donley, Salo, Kerttula, Zharoff Representative(s) Nicholia Honoring - Elwood Atoruk by Senator(s) Adams, Duncan, Kerttula, Zharoff, Lincoln Representative(s) MacLean Honoring - Frank Wells by Senator(s) Adams, Duncan, Kerttula, Zharoff, Lincoln Representative(s) MacLean Honoring - Edwin Booth by Senator(s) Adams, Duncan, Kerttula, Zharoff Representative(s) MacLean Honoring - Isaac Douglas by Senator(s) Adams, Duncan, Kerttula, Zharoff, Lincoln Representative(s) MacLean In Memoriam - Tom Besh by Senator(s) Leman, Duncan, Little, Donley, Salo, Kerttula, Sharp, Zharoff, Lincoln, Halford Representative(s) Bunde, Martin Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the citations be adopted. Without objection, the citations were adopted and referred to the Secretary for transmittal. UNFINISHED BUSINESS HCR 7 Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that he be shown as a cross sponsor on SENATE CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 7(HES) Relating to Alcohol-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week. Without objection, it was so ordered. 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2221 HB 252 Senator Lincoln moved and asked unanimous consent that she be shown as a cross sponsor on SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 252(FIN) "An Act amending the Commercial Fishing Loan Act to authorize refinancing of existing loans made under that Act." Without objection, it was so ordered. HB 178 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the reconsideration on SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(HES) which had been placed in the Pending File on the Secretary's desk (page 2017) be taken up at this time. Without objection, it was so ordered. HOUSE BILLS IN THIRD READING HB 178 SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(HES) was before the Senate on reconsideration. The question to be reconsidered: "Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(HES) "An Act adding children under the age of 21 who are eligible for adoption assistance because of special needs to the optional Medicaid coverage list and revising the order of priority in which groups eligible for optional Medicaid coverage are eliminated; and providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result: SCS HB 178(HES) Third Reading - On Reconsideration Effective Date YEAS: 20 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Frank, Halford, Jacko, Kelly, Kerttula, Leman, Lincoln, Little, Miller, Pearce, Phillips, Rieger, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Zharoff 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2222 HB 178 and so, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(HES) passed the Senate on reconsideration. Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered. SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(HES) was referred to the Secretary for engrossment. ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements are at the end of the journal. ENGROSSMENT HB 178 SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 178(HES) "An Act adding children under the age of 21 who are eligible for adoption assistance because of special needs to the optional Medicaid coverage list and revising the order of priority in which groups eligible for optional Medicaid coverage are eliminated; and providing for an effective date" was engrossed, signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House for consideration. ADJOURNMENT Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the Senate stand in adjournment until 2:00 p.m., May 9, 1993. Without objection, the Senate adjourned at 6:34 p.m. Nancy Quinto Secretary of the Senate May 1993 1993-05-08 Senate Journal Page 2223 ANNOUNCEMENTS STANDING COMMITTEES JUDICIARY BELTZ ROOM 211 MAY 08 SATURDAY 0:00 AM ...TO MEET AT CALL OF CHAIR... SCR 10 SUSPEND UNIFORM RULES FOR HB 160 <PENDING REFERRAL> BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD OR SCHEDULED ---------------------------------------- RULES FAHRENKAMP ROOM 203 MAY 08 SATURDAY 0:00 AM ...TO MEET AT CALL OF CHAIR... MAY 09 SUNDAY 0:00 AM ...TO MEET AT CALL OF CHAIR... JOINT COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AND AUDIT TO BE ANNOUNCED MAY 11 TUESDAY 0:00 AM END OF SESSION MEETING ..TO BE HELD THE DAY FOLLOWING FINAL ADJOURNMENT OF 1993 LEGISLATIVE SESSION OTHER COMMITTEES MAJORITY CAUCUS CAPITOL ROOM 111 MAY 09 SUNDAY 12:30 PM MAJORITY CAUCUS