MINUTES 
                                           
                    SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION 
                               Friday, July 18, 2003 
                           10:00 a.m. or upon adjournment 
                               At Senator Ellis' desk 
                                           
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         Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of  
         the Senate Committee on Government Organization was held on  
         Friday, July 18, 2003, At Senator Ellis' desk 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Rodney Ellis                    None 
         Senator Jeff Wentworth 
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister 
         Senator Teel Bivins 
         Senator Kim Brimer 
         Senator Bill Ratliff 
         Senator John Whitmire 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair laid out HB 82 and recognized Senator Armbrister, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, Senator Duncan, to explain  
         the bill. Senator Ellis sent up a committee substitute; the  
         chair recognized Senator Ellis to explain the difference between  
         the committee substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Ellis  
         moved adoption of the committee substitute; without objection,  
         it was so ordered.  No witnesses testified or registered on the  
         bill.  The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Ellis moved that  
         HB 82 do not pass but that CSHB 82 be reported back to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a record vote of 6 ayes, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 1 absent.   
          
         Senator Armbrister assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 22 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Ellis, to explain the bill.  Senator Ellis sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Ellis to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Senator Ellis moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.    Witnesses  
         testified and/or registered on the bill are shown on the  
         attached list dated July 8, 2003 (the original hearing date of  
  
         the SB 22).  Public testimony was closed on July 8th and was not  
         re-opened today. Senator Armbrister moved that SB 22 do not pass  
         but that CSSB 22 be reported back 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 0 absent.  
          
         There being no further business, Senator Armbrister 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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         Karen Domino, Clerk