1996-03-28                     Senate Journal                      Page 2947
SB 308                                                                       
The question being: Shall SENATE BILL NO. 308 An Act                           
clarifying a statute relating to persons who may legally marry;                
relating to same-sex marriages; and providing for an effective date            
pass the Senate?  The roll was taken with the following result:                
                                                                               
SB 308                                                                         
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
Effective Date                                                                 
                                                                               
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Frank, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly, Leman,                   
Lincoln, Miller, Pearce, R.Phillips, Salo, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson,           
Zharoff                                                                        
                                                                               
Nays:  Duncan, Ellis, Rieger                                                   
                                                                               
Excused:  Adams                                                                
                                                                               
and so, SENATE BILL NO. 308 passed the Senate.                                 
                                                                               
Senator Halford 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.