Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1997-05-08 House Journal
Full Journal pdf1997-05-08 House Journal Page 1670 SB 13 The following, which had been moved down the calendar to follow CSSB 141(RLS) am (page 1666), was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 13(RLS) "An Act relating to taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products and to the use of the proceeds of those taxes, and increasing by at least 35.5 mills the amount of excise tax levied on each cigarette imported or acquired in the state; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page HES RPT HCS(HES) 4DP 1DNP 1NR 1290 SENATE FISCAL NOTE (REV) 4/7/97 1290 FIN RPT HCS(HES) 1DP 5DNP 5NR 1320 SENATE FISCAL NOTE (REV) 4/7/97 1321 Representative Porter moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 13(HES) (same title) There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Vezey: Page 2, lines 19-28: Delete all material. Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Representative Vezey moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. Representative Bunde objected. Representative Ryan placed a call of the House The following members moved and asked unanimous consent that they be allowed to abstain from voting due to a conflict of interest: 1997-05-08 House Journal Page 1671 SB 13 Representative Ryan Representative Mulder Representative Brice Representative Hodgins Representative Rokeberg Representative Barnes Representative Kott Representative Moses Representative Croft Objection was heard, and the members were required to vote. The call was satisfied. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 13(HES) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 15 NAYS: 25 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Austerman, Barnes, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Hodgins, Kohring, Kott, Masek, Moses, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Vezey Nays: Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Croft, Davies, Elton, Green, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Martin, Nicholia, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Williams And so, Amendment No. 1 was not adopted. Amendment No. 2 was offered by Representative Vezey: Page 2, line 20, following "products": Insert ",except cigars and pipe tobacco," Representative Vezey moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 2 be adopted. 1997-05-08 House Journal Page 1672 SB 13 Representative Bunde objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: HCS CSSB 13(HES) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 14 NAYS: 26 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Barnes, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Foster, Hodgins, Kohring, Kott, Masek, Moses, Mulder, Ogan, Phillips, Vezey Nays: Austerman, Berkowitz, Brice, Bunde, Croft, Davies, Elton, Green, Grussendorf, Hanley, Hudson, Ivan, James, Joule, Kelly, Kemplen, Kookesh, Kubina, Martin, Nicholia, Porter, Rokeberg, Ryan, Sanders, Therriault, Williams And so, Amendment No. 2 was not adopted. The Speaker stated that, without objection, the House would recess until 6:00 p.m.; and so, the House recessed at 1:03 p.m.