2005-05-17                     Senate Journal                      Page 1686
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:                                          
                                                                                                    
2d CSSB 46(2d 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.                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                             Unfinished Business                                                 
                                                                                                    
Senator Elton moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                       
from a call of the Senate on May 22. Without objection, Senator Elton                               
was excused.                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused from                                  
a call of the Senate from May 18 to morning plane time, May 23.                                     
Without objection, Senator Ellis was excused.                                                       
                                                                                                    
Senator Kookesh moved and asked unanimous consent to be excused                                     
from a call of the Senate from noon plane time, May 19 to morning                                   
plane time, May 22. Without objection, Senator Kookesh was excused.