Legislature(1999 - 2000)
1999-05-10 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1999-05-10 Senate Journal Page 1329 HJR 20 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 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 second time. Senator Mackie moved and asked unanimous consent that the resolution be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 was read the third time. The question being: Shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 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, pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: 1999-05-10 Senate Journal Page 1330 HJR 20 HJR 20 Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 19 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Donley, Ellis, Elton, Green, Halford, Hoffman, Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Leman, Lincoln, Mackie, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken Excused: Miller and so, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20 passed the Senate, was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House.