2009-04-17                     Senate Journal                      Page 1028
                                                                                                                                
SR 8                                                                                                                            
Second Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                  
Amendment No. 1                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  3   NAYS:  15   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Therriault, Wagoner                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh, McGuire,                                                                
Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas,                                                                        
Wielechowski                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Dyson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, Amendment No. 1 failed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                              
Reaffirming support for the environmentally responsible development                                                             
of the Kensington Gold Mine; and urging the governor to encourage                                                               
and facilitate the prompt continuation or reinstatement, reactivation,                                                          
and period extension of permits authorizing the construction and                                                                
operation of the Kensington Gold Mine upon a decision by the United                                                             
States Supreme Court in favor of the Kensington Gold Mine, pass the                                                             
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SR 8                                                                                                                            
Second Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  1  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bunde, Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Huggins, Kookesh,                                                                  
McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens,                                                                       
Therriault, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Absent:  Dyson                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 8 passed the Senate and was                                                                       
referred to the Secretary for engrossment and enrollment.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                     Second Reading of House Resolutions                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
HJR 25                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25(ENE) am Urging the                                                                         
United States Congress to classify hydroelectric power as a renewable                                                           
and alternative energy source, was read the second time.