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HB 137                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 137 "An Act redesignating the Alaska State                                                                       
Council on the Arts as a public corporation and governmental                                                                    
instrumentality of the state; defining the powers and duties of the                                                             
Alaska State Council on the Arts; providing exemptions from certain                                                             
statutes for the Alaska State Council on the Arts; making conforming                                                            
amendments; and providing for an effective date" was read the second                                                            
time.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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Senator MacKinnon, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent                                                                   
for the adoption of the Finance Senate Committee Substitute offered                                                             
on page 948. Senator Wielechowski, Acting Minority Leader,                                                                      
objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no further                                                                   
objection, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 137(FIN) was                                                                            
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche 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.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 137(FIN) was read the third                                                                        
time.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                             
NO. 137(FIN) "An Act redesignating the Alaska State Council on the                                                              
Arts as a public corporation and governmental instrumentality of the                                                            
state; defining the powers and duties of the Alaska State Council on                                                            
the Arts; providing exemptions from certain statutes for the Alaska                                                             
State Council on the Arts; making conforming amendments; and                                                                    
providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                                                           
with the following result:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
SCS HB 137(FIN)                                                                                                                 
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  1   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Begich, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Dunleavy, Egan, Giessel,                                                              
Hoffman, Hughes, Kelly, MacKinnon, Meyer, Micciche, Olson,                                                                      
Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wielechowski                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Wilson                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Gardner                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
and so, SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 137(FIN) passed the                                                                        
Senate.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Micciche 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.