MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
Wednesday, April 9, 2003
1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, Room E1.016
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on International
Relations and Trade was held on Wednesday, April 9, 2003, in the
Capitol Extension, Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Eliot Shapleigh Senator Jane Nelson
Senator John Carona
Senator Craig Estes
Senator Judith Zaffirini
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The chair called the meeting to order at 3:21 p.m. The
following business was transacted:
The chair laid out SB 309 and recognized the author, Senator
Gallegos, to explain the bill. Senator Shapleigh sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Gallegos to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed.
At 3:25 p.m. Senator Shapleigh assumed the chair.
The chair opened public testimony for SB 309. 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. The chair then moved that
SB 309 be left pending to await a quorum; without objection, it
was so ordered. Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator Shapleigh
moved adoption of the committee substitute; without objection,
it was so ordered. Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 309 do not
pass but that the CSSB 309 be reported back to the Senate with
the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 3 absent. Senator Carona wanted some more time to
review the bill and gain a better understanding of it and moved
to reconsider the vote by which CSSB 309 passed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Shapleigh moved that SB
309 do not pass but that the CSSB 309 be reported back to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 1
present not voting, and 2 absent.
At 3:44 p.m. Senator Estes assumed the chair.
The chair laid out SCR 7 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapleigh, to explain the bill. The chair opened public
testimony for SCR 7. Witnesses testifying and registering on
the bill are shown on the attached list.
At 4:05 p.m. Senator Lucio resumed the chair.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. The chair then moved that SCR 7
be left pending to await a quorum; without objection, it was so
ordered. Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator Carona moved that
SCR 7 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 2 absent.
At 4:15 p.m. the chair moved that the committee stand at ease.
At 4:18 p.m. the committee reconvened.
The chair laid out SCR 21 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapleigh, to explain the bill. Senator Shapleigh sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Shapleigh to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. The chair opened public testimony for SCR 21.
Witnesses 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. The chair moved that SCR
21 be left pending to await a quorum; without objection, it was
so ordered. Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator Estes moved that
the committee substitute for SCR 21 be adopted; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Shapleigh moved that SCR
21 do not pass but that the CSSCR 21 be reported back to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 1
present not voting, and 2 absent. At the request of the author,
the bill was left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
At 4:21 p.m. the chair moved that the committee stand at ease
until 5:15 p.m. At 5:19 p.m. the committee reconvened and a
quorum was established.
Senator Shapleigh moved that the minutes from the previous
hearing held on April 2, 2003 be approved. Without objection,
it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 5:36 p.m. the chair 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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Laura Garcia, Clerk