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SB 203                                                                                                                        
SENATE BILL NO. 203 "An Act establishing an energy assistance                                                                   
program in the Department of Revenue to issue an energy voucher to                                                              
Alaska permanent fund dividend recipients; and relating to the                                                                  
analysis and recommendation of an energy assistance program by the                                                              
governor" was read the second time.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stedman, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for                                                                 
the adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page                                                                
2079. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 203(FIN) "An                                                                    
Act establishing an energy assistance program in the Alaska Housing                                                             
Finance Corporation to issue an energy voucher to Alaska permanent                                                              
fund dividend recipients; relating to the analysis and recommendation                                                           
of an energy assistance program by the governor; and providing for an                                                           
effective date" was adopted.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Meyer moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                                
considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                                                             
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 203(FIN) was read the third time.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senators Menard, Davis, Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent                                                               
to be shown as cosponsors on the bill. Without objection, it was so                                                             
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 203(FIN)                                                                      
"An Act establishing an energy assistance program in the Alaska                                                                 
Housing Finance Corporation to issue an energy voucher to Alaska                                                                
permanent fund dividend recipients; relating to the analysis and                                                                
recommendation of an energy assistance program by the governor; and                                                             
providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                                                           
with the following result:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 203(FIN)                                                                                                                   
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  4   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Davis, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Kookesh, Menard,                                                             
Olson, Paskvan, Stedman, Stevens, Thomas, Wagoner, Wielechowski                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Coghill, Giessel, McGuire, Meyer                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Huggins                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 203(FIN) passed the Senate.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Meyer moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on                                                                
the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date                                                            
clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was referred                                                          
to the Secretary for engrossment.