MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION 
                                Monday, May 7, 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, May 7, 2001, in E1.714. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator David Cain                      Senator J. E. Brown 
         Senator Steve Ogden                     Senator Mike Moncrief 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         At 4:30 p.m. Senator Zaffirini assumed the chair. 
            
         The Chair laid out HB2312 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Cain, to explain the bill.  Steve Bresnan, representing  
         RFD and Associates, Inc., registered in favor of the bill but  
         did not testify.  The Chair moved that the public testimony be  
         closed; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Zaffirini  
         moved that HB2312 be left pending to await a quorum; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator  
         Cain moved that HB2312 be reported back to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 3 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 2 absent.  Senator Cain moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The Chair laid out HB2439 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Cain, to explain the bill.  Senator Zaffirini moved that  
         HB2439 be left pending to await a quorum; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator Cain moved  
         that HB2439 be reported back to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 3 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 2 absent.  Senator Cain moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 4:42 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 May 10, 2001, Local  
         and Uncontested Calendar.  There was discussion.  Senator  
         Zaffirini moved that all bills on page one of the Local and  
         Uncontested Calendar recommended list be certified with the  
         exception of HB 177; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Zaffirini moved that all bills on page two of the Local  
         and Uncontested Calendar recommended list be certified with the  
         exception of HB 742, HB 1027, and HB 1098; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator Ogden moved that all bills on page  
         three of the Local and Uncontested Calendar recommended list be  
         certified with the exception of HB 1166, HB 1449, and HB 1467;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Ogden moved that  
         all bills on page four of the Local and Uncontested Calendar  
         recommended list be certified with the exception of HB 1506;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Zaffirini moved  
         that all bills on page five of the Local and Uncontested  
         Calendar recommended list be certified with the exception of HB  
         2032, HB 2381, HB 2158, and HB 2432; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  Senator Ogden moved that all bills on page six of  
         the Local and Uncontested Calendar recommended list be certified  
         with the exception of SB 853, SB 1459, and SB 1585; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Ogden moved that all  
         bills on page seven of the Local and Uncontested Calendar  
         recommended list be certified; without objection, it was so  
         ordered. 
          
         Senator Zaffirini moved adoption of the minutes from the  
         previous hearing held on May 3, 2001; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.   
          
         There being no further business, at 4:57 p.m. Senator Ogden  
         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