2005-05-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 1572
                                                                                                    
and so, the report was adopted.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
vote on the adoption of the Conference Committee Report be                                          
considered the vote on the effective date clauses. Without objection, it                            
was so ordered.                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                    
                                                                                                    
HCR 21                                                                                            
Senator Gary Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21 which had been                                                   
held on the Secretary's desk (page 1498) be taken up at this time.                                  
Without objection, the resolution was before the Senate on final                                    
passage.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION                                              
NO. 21 Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules                                  
of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 125,                                    
relating to centralized licensing and regulation by the Department of                               
Health and Social Services of certain facilities and programs, pass the                             
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                              
                                                                                                    
HCR 21                                                                                              
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  19   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green, Guess,                                   
Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B,                                      
Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21 passed the                                               
Senate, was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the                               
House.                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
SB 141                                                                                            
Message dated May 9 was received, stating the conference committee                                  
with limited powers of free conference considering CS FOR SENATE                                    
BILL NO. 141(FIN) "An Act relating to the teachers' and public                                      
employees' retirement systems and creating defined contribution and