2009-04-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 1003
                     Second Reading of House Resolutions                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HJR 22                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 22 Urging the United States                                                                          
Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea                                                            
(the Law of the Sea Treaty), was read the second time.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the resolution                                                             
be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                                               
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 22 was read the third time.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senators Wielechowski, Ellis, Paskvan, McGuire, Meyer, Hoffman,                                                                 
French, Thomas moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown as                                                                 
cross sponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                         
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 22                                                                        
Urging the United States Senate to ratify the United Nations                                                                    
Convention on the Law of the Sea (the Law of the Sea Treaty), pass                                                              
the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
HJR 22                                                                                                                          
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  2   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  2  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Kookesh, McGuire, Menard,                                                                 
Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner,                                                                       
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Huggins, Therriault                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Bunde, Dyson                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
and so, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 22 passed the Senate,                                                                        
was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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Honoring - Nunaka Valley Major Girls All-Star Softball Team                                                                     
Senator(s) Wielechowski, Stevens, Bunde, Davis, Dyson, Ellis,                                                                   
Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson,                                                                       
Paskvan, Stedman, Therriault, Thomas, Wagoner                                                                                   
Representative(s) Petersen