MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS 
                             Monday, February 24, 2003 
                           1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                                   Senate Chamber 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on State Affairs  
         was held on Monday, February 24, 2003, in the Senate Chamber at  
         Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Bill Ratliff                    None 
         Senator Todd Staples 
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister 
         Senator Robert Duncan 
         Senator Rodney Ellis 
         Senator Troy Fraser 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Frank Madla 
         Senator Jane Nelson 
                                           
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         Chairman Ratliff called the meeting to order at 2:50 p.m.  There  
         being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chairman laid out SB 360 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Deuell, to explain the bill.  At 2:55 p.m., Senator Staples  
         assumed the chair.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the  
         bill are shown on the attached list.  The chairman moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Nelson moved that SB 360 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 2 absent.  Pursuant to a motion in  
         writing, unanimous consent was requested and granted for Senator  
         Harris to be shown voting aye (the 7 ayes include the motion in  
         writing).   
          
         The chairman laid out SB 202 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Wentworth, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  The  
         chairman moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Fraser moved that SB 202  
         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 2 absent.   
  
         Pursuant to a motion in writing, unanimous consent was requested  
         and granted for Senators Harris and Nelson to be shown voting  
         aye (the 7 ayes include the motions in writing).   
          
         The chairman laid out SB 322 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Senator Armbrister sent up  
         Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  The chairman asked if there was anyone  
         registered to testify on the bill; there being none, testimony  
         was closed.  Senator Armbrister requested unanimous consent to  
         roll the amendment into a committee substitute; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Armbrister moved that SB  
         322 do not pass but that CSSB 322 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 2 absent.  Pursuant to a motion in writing,  
         unanimous consent was requested and granted for Senators Harris  
         and Nelson to be shown voting aye (the 7 ayes include the  
         motions in writing).   
          
         The chairman laid out SB 321 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  The  
         chairman moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered. Senator Armbrister moved that SB  
         321 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chairman laid out SB 319 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Senator Armbrister sent up  
         Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection, the  
         amendment was adopted.  Witnesses testifying and registering on  
         the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator Ellis sent up  
         a committee substitute; the chairman recognized Senator Ellis to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Witnesses testifying and registering on the  
         committee substitute are shown on the attached list.  The  
         chairman moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Armbrister moved that  
         SB 319 as amended and the committee substitute by Ellis be left  
         pending; without objection, it was so ordered.  
  
         There being no further business, at 5:02 p.m., Senator Staples  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chairman.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Bill Ratliff, Chairman 
          
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         Nancy B. Macken, Clerk