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HJR 57                                                                       
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 57 am Relating to an                                
amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting                 
federal courts from ordering a state or a political subdivision of a           
state to increase or impose taxes, was read the second time.                   
                                                                               
Senator Green, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                
adoption of the State Affairs Senate Committee Substitute offered on           
page 3789. Without objection, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT                        
RESOLUTION NO. 57(STA) was adopted and read the second time.                   
                                                                               
Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the                      
resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and              
placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                 
                                                                               
SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 57(STA) was                           
read the third time.                                                           
                                                                               
The question being: Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT                            
RESOLUTION NO. 57(STA) Relating to an amendment to the                         
Constitution of the United States prohibiting federal courts from              
ordering a state or a political subdivision of a state to increase or          
impose taxes, pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the                     
following result:                                                              
                                                                               

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HJR 57                                                                       
                                                                               
SCS HJR 57(STA)                                                                
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly,                  
Leman, Lincoln, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor,              
Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                        
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams                                                                   
                                                                               
Absent:  Mackie                                                                
                                                                               
and so, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.                               
57(STA) passed the Senate.                                                     
                                                                               
Senator Duncan gave notice of reconsideration.