MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS 
                             Monday, February 28, 2005 
                           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 Tuesday, February 28, 2006, in the Senate Chamber at  
         Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Robert Duncan                   None 
         Senator Tommy Williams 
         Senator Kenneth Armbrister 
         Senator Rodney Ellis 
         Senator Troy Fraser 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. 
         Senator Frank Madla 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 2:54 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair laid out SB 88 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Averitt, 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 Duncan moved that SB 88  
         be left pending to await a quorum; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator Lucio, Jr. moved  
         that SB 88 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.  Senator Harris moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 148 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Wentworth, 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 Duncan moved that SB 148  
         be left pending to await a quorum; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator Lucio, Jr. moved  
  
         that SB 148 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.  Senator Harris moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 450 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Wentworth, to explain the bill.  Senator Madla sent up Committee  
         Amendment 1 and Committee Amendment 2.  These amendments were  
         left pending awaiting the arrival of a quorum.  Senator Duncan  
         moved that SB 450 be left pending to await a quorum; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator  
         Madla moved adoption of Committee Amendments 1 and 2; without  
         objection, the amendments were adopted.  Senator Williams moved  
         that SB 450, 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 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 261 and recognized Senator Madla, 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.  SB 261 was left pending  
         before the committee. 
          
         The chair laid out SB 262 and recognized Senator Madla, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  The chair moved  
         that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  Senator Duncan moved that SB 262 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  Upon  
         arrival of a quorum, Senator Armbrister moved that SB 262 be  
         reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it  
         do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote  
         of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.  Senator  
         Williams moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         Senator Lucio, Jr. assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 308 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Duncan, to explain the bill.  The chair moved that the public  
         testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Duncan moved that SB 308 be left pending to await a  
         quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  Upon arrival of a  
         quorum, Senator Williams moved that SB 308 be reported favorably  
         to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be  
         printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0  
         nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.  Senator Lucio, Jr.  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 294 and recognized the author, Senator  
  
         Duncan, 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.  SB 294 was left pending business  
         before the Committee. 
          
         Senator Duncan resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 182 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Barrientos, to explain the bill.  The chair moved that the  
         public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Duncan moved that SB 182 be left pending to  
         await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered.  Upon  
         arrival of a quorum, Senator Williams moved that SB 182 be  
         reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it  
         do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote  
         of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.  Senator  
         Harris moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 211 and recognized Senator Madla, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  The chair moved  
         that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  SB 211 was left pending business before the  
         Committee. 
          
         The chair laid out SJR 10 and recognized Senator Madla, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  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.  The committee substitute was left on the table.   
         The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  SJR 10 and its proposed committee  
         substitute were left pending business before the Committee.   
          
         The chair laid out pending business SB 5 and recognized the  
         author, Senator Staples, to explain the bill.  Senator Madla  
         sent up a committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator  
         Staples to explain the difference between the committee  
         substitute and the bill as filed.  The committee substitute was  
         left on the table awaiting the arrival of a quorum.  Upon the  
         arrival of a quorum, 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.  The chair moved that the public testimony be  
         closed; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         There being no further business, the Committee stand recessed  
         subject to the call of the chair.  Without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
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         Senator Robert Duncan, Chair 
          
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         Teddy Carter, Clerk