MINUTES 
                                           
                  SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
                               Thursday, May 12, 2005 
                                     8:30 a.m. 
                     Capitol Extension Auditorium, Room E1.004 
                                           
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         Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, moved by Senator  
         Madla, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on  
         Intergovernmental Relations was held on Thursday, May 12, 2005,  
         in the Capitol Extension Auditorium at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Frank Madla                     None 
         Senator Kim Brimer 
         Senator Bob Deuell 
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. 
         Senator Jeff Wentworth 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair laid out HB 132 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Fraser, to explain the bill.  There were no witnesses  
         registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HB 132 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair laid out HB 2584 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Fraser, to explain the bill.  There were no witnesses  
         registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HB 2584 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair laid out HB 1937 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Seliger, to explain the bill.  There were no witnesses  
         registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HB 1937 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair laid out HB 1587 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Seliger, to explain the bill.  There were no witnesses  
         registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HB 1587 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair laid out HB 571 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Janek, to explain the bill.  There were no witnesses  
         registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HB 571 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair laid out SB 1894 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Deuell, to explain the bill.  There were no witnesses  
         registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that SB 1894 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair laid out HB 150 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Deuell, to explain the bill.  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.  Senator Madla moved that HB 150 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1213 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Deuell, to explain the bill.  There were no witnesses  
         registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HB 1213 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair laid out HB 1599 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lindsay, to explain the bill.   
          
         The bill was temporarily tabled to call the roll.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1599 that was temporarily tabled.  Senator  
         Wentworth sent up a committee substitute; the chair recognized  
         Senator Lindsay to explain the difference between the committee  
         substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Wentworth moved  
         adoption of the committee substitute; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  There were no witnesses registering or testifying  
         on this bill.  The chair moved that the public testimony be  
         closed; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Wentworth  
         moved that HB 1599 do not pass but that CSHB 1599 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 1 absent.  Senator Wentworth  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 233 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.  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.  Senator Wentworth moved that HB 233 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 0 absent.  Senator  
         Wentworth moved that the bill be recommended for placement on  
         the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The committee now voted on bills previously left pending to  
         await a quorum. 
          
         The chair laid out pending business SB 1894.  Senator Deuell  
         moved that SB 1894 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 0 absent.  Senator Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 132.  Senator Deuell  
         moved that HB 132 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 0 absent.  Senator Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 150.  Senator Deuell  
         moved that HB 150 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 0 absent.  Senator Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 571.  Senator Deuell  
         moved that HB 571 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 0 absent.  Senator Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 1213.  Senator Deuell  
         moved that HB 1213 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 0 absent.  Senator Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Brimer assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 2584.  Senator Deuell  
         moved that HB 2584 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 0 absent.  Senator Wentworth moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 1937.  Senator Deuell  
         moved that HB 1937 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 0 absent.  Senator Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 1587.  Senator Madla  
         moved that HB 1587 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 585 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Wentworth, to explain the bill.  Senator Madla sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Wentworth to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Madla 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.  Senator Madla moved that HB 585 do not pass but that CSHB  
         585 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 1 absent.   
         Senator Madla moved that the bill be recommended for placement  
         on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 525 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Barrientos, to explain the bill.  Witnesses registering  
         on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator Brimer  
         moved that HB 525 be left pending to await a quorum; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 639 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Barrientos, to explain the bill.  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.  Senator Brimer moved that HB 639 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1267 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  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.  Senator Brimer moved that HB 1267 be left pending  
         to await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1835 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying  
         and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.   
         Senator Madla resumed the chair.  The chair moved that the  
         public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HB 1835 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HCR 93 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  There were no  
         witnesses registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair  
         moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HCR 93 be left pending  
         to await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2491 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.  Senator Wentworth sent  
         up Committee Amendment 1.  Senator Madla sent up Committee  
         Amendment 3.  Senator Wentworth sent up Committee Amendment 4.   
         Senator Wentworth sent up Committee Amendment 5.  Senator  
         Wentworth assumed the chair.  Senator Madla sent up Committee  
         Amendment 2.  All Amendments were left pending to await a  
         quorum. 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 Madla announced earlier that HB 2491 will be left  
         pending; without objection, it was so ordered.    
          
         The chair laid out SB 1896 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Madla, to explain the bill.  Witnesses registering on the bill  
         are shown on the attached list.  Senator Madla sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Madla to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Wentworth moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  At  
         the author's request SB 1896 will be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 950 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Madla, to explain the bill.  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.  Senator Madla moved that HB 950 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 0 absent.  Senator Deuell moved  
         that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1606 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Ellis, to explain the bill.  Senator Deuell sent up  
         Committee Amendment 1.  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 Deuell moved adoption of Committee Amendment  
  
         1; without objection, the amendment was adopted.  Senator Madla  
         moved that HB 1606, as amended, be reported back 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 0 absent.  Senator Madla moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1455 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Madla, to explain the bill.  There were no witnesses  
         registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair moved that  
         the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Madla moved that HB 1455 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 0 absent.  Senator Madla moved  
         that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2374 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Madla, to explain the bill.  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.  Senator Madla moved that HB 2374 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 0 absent.  Senator Madla moved  
         that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business CSSB 1896.  Senator Madla  
         moved that SB 1896 do not pass but that CSSB 1896 be reported  
         back 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 0 absent.  Senator Madla moved  
         that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Madla resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 2587 and recognized Senator Wentworth, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Senator  
         Wentworth sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption;  
         without objection, the amendment was adopted.  There were no  
         witnesses registering or testifying on this bill.  The chair  
         moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator Wentworth requested unanimous consent  
         to roll the amendment into the body of the bill; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Wentworth then moved that  
         the new committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator Wentworth moved that HB 2587 do not  
         pass but that CSHB 2587 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 1 absent.  Senator Wentworth moved that the bill be  
  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.    
           
         The chair laid out HB 2457 and recognized Senator Wentworth, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.   
         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.  Senator Wentworth moved  
         that HB 2457 be reported favorably 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 1 absent.  Senator Wentworth moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 167 and recognized Senator Deuell, in the  
         absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Senator  
         Deuell sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without  
         objection, the amendment was adopted.  Senator Deuell requested  
         unanimous consent to roll the amendment into the body of the  
         bill; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Deuell then  
         moved that the new committee substitute be adopted; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  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.   
         Senator Deuell moved that HB 167 do not pass but that CSHB 167  
         be reported back 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 0 absent.  Senator  
         Deuell moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 961 and recognized Senator Deuell, in the  
         absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  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.  Senator Wentworth moved that HB  
         961 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 0  
         absent.  Senator Wentworth moved that the bill be recommended  
         for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 265.  Senator Wentworth  
         assumed the chair.  Senator Madla sent up Committee Amendment 1  
         and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was  
         adopted.  Senator Madla moved that HB 265, as amended, be  
         reported back 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 0 absent.  Senator Madla  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Madla resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 525.  Senator Gallegos,  
         Jr. moved that HB 525 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 0 absent.  Senator Gallegos, Jr. moved that the bill  
         be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 639.  Senator Deuell  
         moved that HB 639 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 0 absent.  Senator Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 1267.  Senator Gallegos,  
         Jr. moved that HB 1267 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 0 absent.  Senator Gallegos, Jr. moved that the bill  
         be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HB 1835.  Senator Wentworth  
         sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without  
         objection, the amendment was adopted.  Senator Wentworth  
         requested unanimous consent to roll the amendment into the body  
         of the bill; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator  
         Wentworth then moved that the new committee substitute be  
         adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator  
         Wentworth moved that HB 1835 do not pass but that CSHB 1835 be  
         reported back 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 0 absent.  Senator  
         Wentworth moved that the bill be recommended for placement on  
         the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business HCR 93.  Senator Wentworth  
         moved that HCR 93 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 0 absent.  Senator Wentworth moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Brimer requested unanimous consent to be shown voting  
         aye on SB 1894, CSSB 1896, HB 132, HB 150, HB 233, HB 571, HB  
         950, HB 1455, HB 1606, HB 2374, CSHB 167, HB 961, HB 265, HB  
         525, HB 639, HB 1267, CSHB 1835, and HCR 93; without objection,  
         it was so ordered. 
          
         Senator Gallegos requested unanimous consent to be shown voting  
         aye on SB 1894, HB 132, HB 233, HB 571, HB 1213, HB 1587, CSHB  
         1599, HB 1937, HB 2584, CSHB 585, HB 150, CSSB 1896, HB 950, HB  
         1606, HB 1455, and HB 2374; without objection, it was so  
         ordered. 
          
         There being no further business, at 10:53 a.m. Senator Madla  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Frank Madla, Chair 
          
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         Christine Wright, Clerk