What vote passed for the measure with the description, authorizing state acceptance of certain gifts? 
CREATE TABLE table_256286_40 (passed VARCHAR, description VARCHAR)
SELECT passed FROM table_256286_40 WHERE description = "Authorizing State Acceptance of Certain Gifts"
<s>[INST] Write mssql query to answer the following question given the database schema. Schema: CREATE TABLE table_256286_40 (passed VARCHAR, description VARCHAR) Question: What vote passed for the measure with the description, authorizing state acceptance of certain gifts?  [/INST] SELECT passed FROM table_256286_40 WHERE description = "Authorizing State Acceptance of Certain Gifts" </s>