2005-05-17                     Senate Journal                      Page 1682
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 97(FIN) am passed the Senate.                                        
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective                             
date clauses. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                 
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved for the adoption of the constitutional                                   
budget reserve fund sections.                                                                       
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the constitutional budget reserve fund                                   
sections (Article IX, Section 17(c) Constitution of the State of Alaska)                            
be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                          
                                                                                                    
CSSB 97(FIN) am                                                                                     
Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund Sections                                                         
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cowdery, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green, Guess, Hoffman,                                 
Huggins, Kookesh, Olson, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault,                                 
Wagoner, Wilken                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde, Davis, Seekins                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, the constitutional budget reserve fund sections were adopted,                               
and the bill was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                        Senate Bills in Third Reading                                            
                                                                                                    
SB 46                                                                                             
SENATE BILL NO. 46 "An Act making capital appropriations and                                        
appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date"                            
was before the Senate in third reading.                                                             
                                                                                                    
Senator Green moved that the bill be returned to second reading for                                 
the purpose of adopting a 2d Finance Committee Substitute. Without                                  
objection, the bill was returned to second reading.