2009-02-19                     Senate Journal                      Page 0276
          May they each serve faithfully and with integrity.                                                                    
          May they listen to your voice as well as the voices of                                                                
          the people, until unity and harmony are found. Let                                                                    
          them be as true to duty as the needle is to the pole,                                                                 
          and stand for the right though the heavens fall.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    I pray in thy name,                                             Amen.                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Olson led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                Certification                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Ellis moved and asked unanimous consent that the journals for                                                           
the twenty-ninth and thirtieth legislative days be approved as certified                                                        
by the Secretary. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                          Messages from the Governor                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 77                                                                                                                         
Message was read stating the Governor signed the following bill on                                                              
February 17 and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled copies to the                                                            
Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 77(STA) "An Act                                                                     
             relating to the Joint Armed Services Committee; and                                                               
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                             Chapter 1, SLA 2009                                                                               
                         Effective Date: See Chapter                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                           Messages from the House                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Message dated February 18 was read stating the House passed and                                                                 
transmitted for consideration: