MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BORDER AFFAIRS - SPECIAL
Thursday, April 8, 1999
8:30 am
Capitol Building, Room 2E.20
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Border
Affairs - Special was held on Thursday, April 8, 1999 in the
Capitol Building, Room 2E.20, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. None
Senator David Sibley
Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator Carlos Truan
Senator Judith Zaffirini
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:35 am. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The following members arrived after the roll was called:
Senator Sibley, Senator Bivins, and Senator Duncan.
Senator Shapleigh moved that the Minutes from the previous
hearing be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 1108 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapleigh, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
At 9:48 am Senator Truan assumed the chair.
Senator Lucio sent up committee amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
At 9:50 am Senator Lucio resumed the chair.
Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 1108, as amended, be reported
back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays,
0 present not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Shapleigh moved
that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 73 and recognized the author, Senator
Truan, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Truan moved that SB 73 be reported favorably to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Truan moved that the bill
be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested
Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 501 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapleigh, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
The Chair moved that SB 501 be left pending to await a quorum;
without objection it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 1136 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapleigh, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
The Chair moved that SB 1136 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 1378 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapleigh, to explain the bill. Senator Shapleigh sent up a
committee substitute for SB 1378 and explained the committee
substitute.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
The Chair stated that he would leave the public testimony open
and the Committee would vote to adopt the committee substitute
once a quorum was present. The Chair stated he would then
close public testimony.
The Chair moved that SB 1378 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection it was so ordered.
At 9:20 am the Committee stood at ease to await a quorum.
At 9:51 am the Committee reconvened.
At 9:52 am the Chair announced that the Committee stand in
recess. Senator Lucio announced that the Committee would
reconvene upon adjournment at his desk.
At 12:10 pm the Committee reconvened.
Senator Shapleigh moved adoption of the committee substitute
for SB 1378, without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair closed public testimony for SB 1378.
There was brief discussion on the bills that had been left
pending to await a quorum.
Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 501 be reported favorably 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 0 absent.
Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 1136 be reported favorably 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 0 absent.
Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 1378 do not pass but that CSSB
1378 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 0 absent.
Senator Shapleigh moved that the bill be recommended for
placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without
objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 12:18 pm Senator Truan
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair
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Stephanie R. Hoover, Clerk