1998-03-05                     Senate Journal                      Page 2756
SB 307                                                                       
Senator Donley requested that the reconsideration on SENATE BILL               
NO. 307 An Act relating to conditions for filling vacancies in the             
office of United States senator; and providing for an effective date           
be taken up. The bill was before the Senate on reconsideration.                
                                                                               
Senator Donley moved that the bill be returned to second reading for           
the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 1.               
Senator Duncan objected, then withdrew his objection. There being              
no further objections, the bill was returned to second reading.                
                                                                               
Senator Donley offered Amendment No. 1 :                                        
                                                                               
Page 1, line 7, following "appoint":                                           
	Insert ", subject to confirmation by a majority of the                      
members of the legislature in joint session,"                                
                                                                               
Senator Donley moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                      
Objections were heard.                                                         
                                                                               
The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted? The roll                 
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 307                                                                       
                                                                               
SB 307                                                                         
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 1                                                                
                                                                               
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  9   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Halford, Leman,                    
Lincoln, Miller, Taylor, Ward                                                  
                                                                               
Nays:  Hoffman, Kelly, Mackie, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp,               
Torgerson, Wilken                                                              
                                                                               
and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
SENATE BILL NO. 307 am was automatically in third reading.                     
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered: Shall SENATE BILL NO. 307 am                  
An Act relating to conditions for filling vacancies in the office of           
United States senator; and providing for an effective date pass the            
Senate? The roll was taken with the following result:                          
                                                                               
SB 307 am                                                                      
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                             
Effective Date                                                                 
                                                                               
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Mackie, Miller,                   
Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken              
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln                                  
                                                                               
and so, SENATE BILL NO. 307 am 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 and the bill was referred         
to the Secretary for engrossment.