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SB 21                                                                                                                         
Message dated May 18 was read stating the House passed and returned                                                             
for consideration CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 21(FIN) "An Act                                                                        
establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program in the Department of                                                              
Revenue; and providing for an effective date" with the following                                                                
amendment:                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
          HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 21(L&C) "An Act establishing the Alaska Work                                                                      
          and Save Program in the Department of Revenue;                                                                        
          relating to depositing permanent fund dividends into                                                                  
          investment accounts; and providing for an effective                                                                   
          date."                                                                                                                
          (Title Change HCR 18)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved the Senate concur in the House amendment.                                                                 

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The question being: "Shall the Senate concur in the House                                                                       
amendment?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HCS CSSB 21(L&C)                                                                                                                
Shall the Senate Concur in the House Amendment(s)                                                                               
to CSSB 21(FIN)?                                                                                                                
Effective Date(s)                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  3   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bjorkman, Claman, Cronk, Dunbar, Giessel, Gray-Jackson,                                                                  
Hoffman, Kaufman, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Merrick, Olson, Stedman,                                                                     
Stevens, Tobin, Wielechowski, Yundt                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Nays:  Myers, Rauscher, Tilton                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
and so, the Senate concurred in the House amendment, thus adopting                                                              
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 21(L&C) "An Act                                                                             
establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program in the Department of                                                              
Revenue; relating to depositing permanent fund dividends into                                                                   
investment accounts; and providing for an effective date."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Giessel moved and asked unanimous consent the vote on                                                                   
concurrence be considered the vote on the effective date clause.                                                                
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The Secretary was requested to notify the House.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment.