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2005-05-10 Senate Journal

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2005-05-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 1589
HB 130                                                                                            
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 130(FIN) "An Act                                                
relating to the grant of certain state land to the University of Alaska;                            
relating to the duties of the Board of Regents; establishing the                                    
university research forest; and providing for an effective date" was                                
read the third time.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved for the adoption of the House Letter of                                  
Intent.                                                                                             

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The question being: "Shall the House Letter of Intent be adopted?"                                  
The roll was taken with the following result:                                                       
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 130(FIN)                                                                                   
Adopt Letter of Intent?                                                                             
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  9   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stevens B, Stevens                                  
G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson,                                 
Stedman                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, the Legislative Letter of Intent was adopted.                                               
                                                                                                    
Senator Ellis objected, stating the adoption of a Letter of Intent                                  
requires an affirmative vote of the majority of the full membership of                              
the body.                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
President Stevens ruled that the adoption of a Letter of Intent requires                            
an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present. (Mason's                                
Manual Section 503)                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 130(FIN) was before                                             
the Senate on final passage.                                                                        
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                          
NO. 130(FIN) "An Act relating to the grant of certain state land to the                             
University of Alaska; relating to the duties of the Board of Regents;                               
establishing the university research forest; and providing for an                                   
effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following                             
result:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 130(FIN)                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  12   NAYS:  7   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Green, Hoffman, Huggins, Seekins,                                     
Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                   
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Kookesh, Olson, Stedman                                         
                                                                                                    

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Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 130(FIN)                                                
passed the Senate.                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved for the adoption of the effective date                                   
clause.                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the effective date clause be adopted?" The                               
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 130(FIN)                                                                                   
Effective Date Clause                                                                               
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Green, Guess, Hoffman, Huggins,                                       
Kookesh, Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault,                                 
Wagoner, Wilken                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Ellis, Elton, French                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, the effective date clause was adopted and the bill was referred                             
to the Secretary for engrossment with a Legislative Letter of Intent.