2001-05-06                     Senate Journal                      Page 1569
                                                                                                    
CSSB 169(FIN)                                                                                       
Third Reading - On Reconsideration                                                                  
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  13   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Austerman, Cowdery, Donley, Halford, Hoffman, Leman,                                         
Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Therriault, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken                                       
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, Green, Kelly, Lincoln                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Olson                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 169 (FIN) passed the Senate on                                       
reconsideration and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                  
                                                                                                    
                        Reconsideration of House Bills                                           
                                                                                                    
HB 65                                                                                             
Senator Ellis requested that the reconsideration on SENATE CS FOR                                   
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 65(HES) am S "An Act relating to a new                                        
optional group of persons eligible for medical assistance who require                               
treatment for breast or cervical cancer; and providing for an effective                             
date" be taken up. The bill was before the Senate on reconsideration.                               
                                                                                                    
Senator Green moved that the bill be returned to second reading for                                 
the purpose of a specific amendment, that being Amendment No. 4.                                    
Without objection, the bill was returned to second reading.                                         
                                                                                                    
Senator Green offered Amendment No. 4 :                                                              
                                                                                                    
Page 2, following line 21:                                                                          
 Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                 
"* Sec. 3.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by                               
adding a new section to read:                                                                       
                                                                                                    
 EMERGENCY REGULATIONS AUTHORIZED.  In order to                                                     
ensure that persons described in sec. 1(a) of this Act receive essential,                           
life-saving medical care, the Department of Health and Social Services                              
may adopt emergency regulations under AS 44.62.250 to implement                                     
sec. 1(a) of this Act."                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.