MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
2:30 p.m.
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was
held on Tuesday, July 15, 2003, in the Capitol Extension, Room
E1.036, at Austin, Texas. During session, Senator Zaffirini
made a motion to suspend the 24 hour posting rule, so that the
Finance Committee could meet at 1:00 p.m., instead of the 2:30
p.m. posted time.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Teel Bivins Senator Kip Averitt
Senator Judith Zaffirini Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos Senator John Whitmire
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Kyle Janek
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator Todd Staples
Senator Royce West
Senator Tommy Williams
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The chair called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out HB 9 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill. Senator Staples sent
up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption. The motion failed.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. The chair moved that the public testimony be
closed; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Zaffirini
moved that HB 9 be reported favorably to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
carried with a record vote of 12 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 3 absent.
The chair laid out HB 11 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Jackson, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. The
chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Staples moved that HB 11
be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that
it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record
vote of 12 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.
The chair laid out SB 54 and recognized Senator Zaffirini, in
the absence of the author, to explain the bill. Witnesses
testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached
list. The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;
without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Zaffirini moved
that SB 54 be reported favorably to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
carried with a record vote of 12 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 3 absent.
The chair laid out HB 12 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Staples, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. The
chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Staples moved that HB 12
be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that
it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record
vote of 12 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.
At 1:52 p.m. Senator Barrientos assumed the chair.
The chair laid out HB 5 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Bivins, to explain the bill. Senator Bivins sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Bivins to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. Senator Bivins moved adoption of the committee
substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. Witnesses
testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached
list. The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;
without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Bivins moved that
HB 5 do not pass but that CSHB 5 be reported back to the Senate
with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The
motion carried with a record vote of 11 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present
not voting, and 3 absent.
At 2:42 p.m. Senator Bivins resumed the chair.
There being no further business, at 2:44 p.m. Senator Bivins
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Teel Bivins, Chair
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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk