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SB 319                                                                       
SENATE BILL NO. 319 An Act relating to arbitration; amending                   
Rules 57(a) and 77(g), Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and                    
providing for an effective date was read the second time.                      
                                                                               
Senator Leman, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                
adoption of the Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute offered                
on page 2859. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                        
319(L&C) was adopted and read the second time.                                 
                                                                               
Senator Leman, Acting Majority Leader, moved and asked unanimous               
consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third               
reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so              
ordered.                                                                       
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 319(L&C) was read the third time.                       
                                                                               
Senator Ward moved and asked unanimous consent that he be                      
allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.              
Objections were heard and Senator Ward was required to vote.                   
                                                                               
The question being: Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 319(L&C)                      
An Act relating to arbitration; amending Rules 57(a) and 77(g),                
Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date           
pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result:                 
                                                                               
CSSB 319(L&C)                                                                  
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  9   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Leman, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp,                
Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                                        
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Donley, Duncan, Ellis, Green, Halford, Hoffman,                  
Kelly, Lincoln                                                                 
                                                                               
Excused:  Taylor                                                               
                                                                               
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 319(L&C) failed to pass the                     
Senate.                                                                        
                                                                               

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SB 319                                                                       
Senator Phillips gave notice of reconsideration.