MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION 
                               Monday, April 9, 2001 
                                     4:00 p.m. 
                                       E1.714 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on  
         Administration was held on Monday, April 9, 2001, in E1.714 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator David Cain                      None 
         Senator J. E. Brown 
         Senator Mike Moncrief 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         Senator Moncrief moved adoption of the minutes from the previous  
         hearing held on April 2, 2001; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         At 4:08 p.m. Senator Zaffirini assumed the Chair.   
          
         The Chair laid out HB808 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Cain, to explain the bill.  Senator Cain moved that  
         HB808 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.  Senator Cain moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called: Senator  
         Ogden.  
           
         At 4:10 p.m. Senator Cain resumed the Chair.  Chairman Cain  
         asked if there were any questions or comments about any of the  
         bills recommended for the April 11, 2001, Local and Uncontested  
         Calendar.  There was discussion.  Senator Zaffirini moved that  
         all of the bills on page one of the Local and Uncontested  
         Calendar recommended list be certified with the exception of HB  
         121, SB 27, SB 193, SB 542, SB 663, and SB 683.  SB 542, SB 663,  
         and SB 683 will be held to wait for the House companions.   
  
         Without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Brown moved that  
         all of the bills on page two of the Local and Uncontested  
         Calendar recommended list be certified with the exception of SB  
         968 and SB 1115.  Without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator  
         Moncrief moved that all bills on page three of the Local and  
         Uncontested Calendar recommended list be certified with the  
         exception of SB 1212, which had passed on the Intent Calendar  
         that day.  Without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator  
         Zaffirini moved that all the bills on page four of the Local and  
         Uncontested Calendar recommended list be certified.  Without  
         objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         There being no further business, at 4:35 p.m. Senator Moncrief  
         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 Cain, Chair 
          
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         Tara Cowen Rejino, Clerk