MINUTES
         
                     SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
                            Tuesday, February 25, 1997
                                     9:00 am
                                  Senate Chamber
         
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 
         11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Economic 
         Development was held on Tuesday, February 25, 1997 in the Senate 
         Chamber at Austin, Texas.  
         
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT:
         Senator David Sibley, Chairman          None
         Senator David Cain, Vice Chairman
         Senator Robert Duncan
         Senator Rodney Ellis
         Senator Chris Harris
         Senator Tom Haywood
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
         Senator Frank Madla
         Senator Jerry Patterson
         Senator Florence Shapiro
         Senator Eliot Shapleigh
         
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:10 am.  There being 
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted.  
         
         The Chair laid out SB 54 and recognized the author, Senator 
         Shapiro.  Senator Shapiro sent up a committee substitute and 
         explained the difference between the committee substitute and 
         the bill as filed.  
         
         The following witnesses testified in favor of the bill:  Dr. 
         Ralph Anderson, representing Texas OB/GYN Association; Sandra 
         Farrell, representing Renaissance Women's Center; Hannah 
         Rittering, representing Texas National Organization for Women; 
         Dr. Nancy Dickey, representing TAFP; and
         Claire Arenson, representing Texas Women's Coalition for 
         Physician Choice.   The Chair read the names of those 
         registering but not wishing to testify.  All witnesses are shown 
         on the attached witness list.
         
         The Chair advised that SB 54 would be left pending until later 
         in the hearing. 
         
         Chairman Sibley proposed that the Committee consider and vote on 
         the amendments on each bill, beginning with the amendments to
 
         





         proposed CSSB 585, by Senator Nelson.
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 3; following 
         explanation and discussion of the amendment, Committee Amendment 
         3 was withdrawn.
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 4 and called Rhonda 
         Myron, Texas Department of Insurance, to respond to members' 
         questions on the amendment.  Senator Harris moved that Amendment 
         4 not be adopted; the motion carried with a vote of 8 ayes, 3 
         nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         The Chair then advised that the Committee would consider 
         amendments on SB 384, by Senator Nelson.
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 2.  Senator Harris 
         moved to amend Amendment 2; without objection, it was so 
         ordered.  Senator Sibley then moved adoption of Committee 
         Amendment 2 as amended; without objection, the amendment was 
         adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 3 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 4 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 5.  Connie Barron, 
         Texas Medical Association, and Rhonda Myron, Texas Department of 
         Insurance, responded to members' questions on the amendment. 
         Committee amendment 5 was withdrawn.
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 6 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.
         
         Committee Amendments 7 and 8 were withdrawn.
         
         At 11:05 a.m. Chairman Sibley recessed the hearing, to be 
         resumed in the Lt. Governor's Committee Room 30 minutes after 
         adjournment of the Senate.
         
         At 1:55 p.m. the meeting reconvened and the amendments to SB 382 
         by Senator Madla were considered.
         
         Senator Madla sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption;
 
         





         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Madla sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Madla sent up Committee Amendment 3 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         The Committee then considered amendments to SB 383 by Senator 
         Cain.
         
         Senator Cain sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 3 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Patterson sent up Committee Amendment 4 and moved 
         adoption. There was objection and the motion failed by a vote of 
         2 ayes, 9 nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         Senator Cain sent up Committee Amendment 5 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Cain sent up Committee Amendment 6 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Cain sent up Committee Amendment 7 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Cain sent up Committee Amendment 8 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Cain sent up Committee Amendment 9 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         At 2:10 p.m. Senator Cain assumed the Chair and advised that the 
         Committee would consider amendments to SB 385 by Senator Sibley.
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Patterson sent up Committee Amendment 2.   Following 
         discussion, the amendment was withdrawn.
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 3 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 4 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
 
         





         Senator Shapleigh sent up Committee Amendment 5.  There was 
         objection to a portion of the amendment and Senator Sibley moved 
         that Amendment 5 be amended by separating Amendment 5  into 5A 
         and 5B; without objection, it was so ordered. 
         
         Senator Shapleigh then sent up Committee Amendment 5A.  The 
         motion failed by a vote of 2 ayes, 9 nays, 0 present not voting, 
         and 0 absent.  
         
         Senator Shapleigh sent up Committee Amendment 5B and moved 
         adoption.; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 6 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Shapleigh sent up Committee Amendment 7 and moved 
         adoption. The motion failed by a vote of 1 aye, 10 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 8 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Patterson sent up Committee Amendment 9 and moved 
         adoption.  The motion failed by a vote of 1 aye, 9 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 1 absent.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 10 and moved 
         adoption.  Senator Ellis moved to amend Amendment 10; without 
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Sibley then sent up the 
         amended Committee Amendment 10; without objection, the amendment 
         was adopted.  
         
         Senator Patterson sent up Committee Amendment 11.  Following 
         discussion, the amendment was withdrawn.
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 12 and moved 
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 13 and moved 
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Shapleigh sent up Committee Amendment 14 and moved 
         adoption.  The motion failed by a vote of 4 ayes, 7 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 15 and moved 
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Patterson sent up Committee Amendment 16 and moved 
         adoption.  The motion failed by a vote of 1 aye, 10 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         Senator Patterson sent up Committee Amendment 17.  Following 
         discussion, the amendment was withdrawn.  
 
         





         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 18 and moved 
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 19 and moved 
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 20 and moved 
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Sibley sent up Committee Amendment 21 and moved 
         adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Patterson sent up Committee Amendment 22.  Following 
         discussion, the amendment was withdrawn.
         
         Senator Patterson sent up Committee Amendment 23 and moved 
         adoption.  The motion failed by a vote of 2 ayes, 9 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         The Chair advised that the Committee would consider SB 386 and 
         recognized the author, Senator Sibley.  Senator Sibley sent up 
         a committee substitute and explained the difference between the 
         substitute and the bill as filed.
         
         Senator Harris sent up Committee Amendment 1.  Following 
         discussion, the amendment was withdrawn.
         
         Senator Harris then sent up a committee substitute for SB 386 
         and moved adoption.  The motion failed by a vote of 1 aye, 7 
         nays, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.
         
         Senator Duncan sent up a committee substitute for SB 386. 
         Senator Harris raised a point of order  that the substitute was 
         not germane to the bill as filed.  The Chair sustained the point 
         of order.
         
         At 3:35 p.m. Senator Sibley resumed the Chair and advised that 
         the Committee would consider amendments to the proposed CSSB 
         387.
         
         Senator Harris sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Harris sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         Senator Harris sent up Committee Amendment 3 and moved adoption; 
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  
         
         The Chair then proposed that members vote on the bills, and 
         recognized Senator Madla, for a motion on SB 382.  Senator Madla 
         requested unanimous consent to incorporate the amendments into 
         a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. 
         Senator Madla then moved that the new committee substitute be
 
         





         adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Madla 
         moved that SB 382 do not pass but that CSSB 382 be reported back 
         to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be 
         printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 11 ayes, 0 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         
         The Chair recognized Senator Cain on SB 383.  Senator Cain 
         requested unanimous consent to incorporate the amendments into 
         a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. 
         Senator Cain then moved that the new committee substitute be 
         adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Cain 
         moved that SB 383 do not pass but that CSSB 383 be reported back 
         to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be 
         printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 11 ayes, 0 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         The Chair recognized Senator Shapiro on SB 384.  Senator Shapiro 
         requested unanimous consent to incorporate the amendments into 
         a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. 
         Senator Cain then moved that the new committee substitute be 
         adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Cain 
         moved that SB 384 do not pass but that CSSB 384 be reported back 
         to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be 
         printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 11 ayes, 0 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         Senator Cain assumed the Chair and recognized Senator Sibley on 
         SB 385.  Senator Sibley requested unanimous consent to 
         incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute; without 
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Sibley then moved that 
         the new committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it 
         was so ordered.  Senator Sibley moved that SB 385 do not pass 
         but that CSSB 385 be reported back to the Senate with the 
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion 
         carried with a vote of 11 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, 
         and 0 absent.  
         
         The Chair recognized Senator Sibley on SB 386.  Senator Sibley 
         moved that the committee substitute by Senator Sibley for SB 386 
         be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator 
         Sibley then moved that SB 386 do not pass but that CSSB 386 be 
         reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do 
         pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 9 ayes, 
         2  nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.
         
         Senator Sibley resumed the Chair and recognized Senator Harris 
         on SB 387.  Senator Harris requested unanimous consent to 
         incorporate the amendments into the proposed committee 
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator 
         Harris then moved that the new committee substitute be adopted; 
         without objection, it was so ordered.   Senator Harris moved 
         that SB 387 do not pass but that CSSB 387 be reported back to 
         the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
 
         





         printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 11 ayes, 0 nays, 0 
         present not voting, and 0 absent.  
         
         The Chair recognized Senator Shapiro on SB 54.  Senator Shapiro 
         sent up Committee Amendment 1 to the proposed committee 
         substitute and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment 
         was adopted.  Senator Shapiro requested unanimous consent to 
         incorporate the amendment into the proposed committee 
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator 
         Shapiro then moved that the new committee substitute be adopted; 
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Shapiro moved 
         that SB 54 do not pass but that CSSB 54 be reported back to the 
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 
         The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not 
         voting, and 4 absent.  
         
         Senator Sibley then moved that the proposed committee substitute 
         for SB 585 be amended by replacing Article 21.53D, SECTION 7, 
         Access to Certain Obstetrical or Gynecological Care, with CSSB 
         54.   The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 1 
         present not voting, and 3 absent.
         
         Senator Haywood requested unanimous consent to incorporate the 
         amendments into the proposed committee substitute; without 
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Haywood then moved that 
         the new committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it 
         was so ordered. Senator Haywood moved that SB 585 do not pass 
         but that CSSB 585 be reported back to the Senate with the 
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion 
         carried with a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 
         3 absent.
         
         There being no further business, at 4:55 pm Senator Sibley moved 
         that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the 
         Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.  
         
         
         
         
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         Senator David Sibley, Chairman
         
         
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         Barbara Henderson, Clerk