1999-04-21                     Senate Journal                      Page 0979
Messages dated April 19 and 20 were read, stating the House passed             
and transmitted for consideration:                                             
                                                                               
                        First Reading and Reference of                        
                               House Resolutions                              
                                                                               
HJR 20                                                                       
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 BY REPRESENTATIVES                               
PHILLIPS, Green, Grussendorf, Kohring, Dyson, Foster, Smalley,                 
                                                                               
Urging the Congress to amend the Internal Revenue                             
Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by                              
providing that income tax rate bracket amounts, and                            
the amount of the standard deduction, for joint                                
returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to                               
unmarried individuals.                                                         
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs Committee.           
                                                                               
HJR 27                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 27(STA) BY THE                               
HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,                                                 
                                                                               
Relating to the maritime boundary between Alaska                              
and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.                            
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs Committee.           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                  First Reading and Reference of House Bills                 
                                                                               
HB 102                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 102 BY THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE                                
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled: