MINUTES 
                                           
                            SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 
                                Friday, May 11, 2001 
                                       6:00pm 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.036 
                                           
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         Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of  
         the Senate Committee on Finance was held on Friday, May 11,  
         2001, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Rodney Ellis                    None 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Gonzalo Barrientos 
         Senator Robert Duncan 
         Senator Troy Fraser 
         Senator Tom Haywood 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
         Senator Jon Lindsay 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator Carlos Truan 
         Senator John Whitmire 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 11:45 a.m. The  
         following business was transacted: 
          
         At 11:45 a.m. Senator Duncan assumed the chair.  
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HB1694.  John Krueger, staffer for Senator  
         Carona, was recognized to explain the bill.   Senator Duncan  
         moved that HB1694 be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         At 11:47 a.m. Senator Duncan moved that the committee stand  
         recessed to the call of the chair.; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.     
          
         At 3:40 p.m. the committee reconvened.  There being a quorum  
         present, the following business was transacted: 
          
         At 3:40 p.m. Senator Barrientos assumed the chair.   
  
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HB2065 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Ellis, to explain the bill. Senator Ellis moved that  
         HB2065 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 10 ayes, 0 nay, 1 present not  
         voting, and 2 absent.  Senator Ellis moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 3:45 p.m. Senator Ellis resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out HB609 and recognized Representative Hochberg,  
         in the absence of the Senate sponsor, Senator Shapiro, to  
         explain the bill.   Senator Harris moved that HB609 be reported  
         favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass  
         and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 10  
         ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Harris  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB1845 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Van de Putte, to explain the bill.  Senator Harris moved  
         that HB1845 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 11 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 2 absent.  Senator Harris moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB2914 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Duncan, to explain the bill.  Senator Duncan moved that  
         HB2914 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 11 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 2 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out HCR138 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Harris, to explain the bill.  Senator Harris moved that  
         HCR138 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 11 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 2 absent.  Senator Harris moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB2957 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
  
         Senator Sibley, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis moved that  
         HB2957 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 11 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 2 absent.  Senator Ellis moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB2833 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Jackson, to explain the bill.  Senator Jackson moved  
         that HB2833 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 11 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 2 absent.  Senator Jackson moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 4:05 p.m. Senator Ellis moved that the committee stand  
         recessed until the call of the chair.; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.    
          
         At 6:18 p.m. the committee reconvened.   
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HB3667 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis moved  
         that HB3667 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 4 absent.   
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HCR242 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis moved  
         that HCR242 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nay, 1 present not  
         voting, and 4 absent.   
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HJR44 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.  Senator Lucio, Jr.  
         moved that HJR44 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 4 absent.   
          
         At 6:25 p.m. Senator Harris assumed the chair.   
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HB3088 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Ellis, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis moved that  
         HB3088 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 4 absent.   
          
         At 6:30 p.m. Senator Ellis resumed the chair.   
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HB3140 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Haywood, to explain the bill.  Senator Haywood moved  
         that HB3140 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 5 absent.  Senator Haywood moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HB3244 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Duncan, to explain the bill.  Senator Duncan moved that  
         HB3244 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 4 absent.   
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out HB568 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Shapleigh, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis moved  
         that HB568 be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The posting rule, Senate Rule 11.18, was suspended to hear the  
         following bill:  
         The chair laid out SCR48 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Bivins, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis moved that SCR48 be  
         reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it  
         do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote  
         of 7 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 6 absent.  Senator  
         Ellis moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB2845 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Cain, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis moved that  
         HB2845 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 5 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out HB2153 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Sibley, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis moved that  
         HB2153 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 5 absent.  Senator Ellis moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 6:55 p.m. Senator Ellis moved that the committee stand  
         recessed until the call of the chair.; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  
          
         At 8:08 p.m. the committee reconvened.   
          
         The chair laid out HB2686 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.  Senator Lucio, Jr.  
         moved that HB2686 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 6 absent.   
          
         The chair advised that HB2365 had been tagged pursuant to Senate  
         Rule 11.19 and would not be heard.   
          
         There was no action taken for the following bill(s):  
         HB253 
         HB939 
         HB2618 
         HB3097 
          
         There being no further business, at 8:11 p.m. Senator Ellis  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Rodney Ellis, Chair 
  
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         Amber Martin, Clerk