MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Saturday, May 23, 2009

5:30 p.m. or upon adjournment

Senator Harris' Desk

 

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Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Economic Development was held on Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Senator Harris' Desk.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Senator Chris Harris, Chair

Senator Kevin Eltife

Senator Bob Deuell

Senator Kirk Watson

Senator Judith Zaffirini

 

None

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: 

 

The following members arrived after the roll was called: 

Senator Judith Zaffirini

 

The chair laid out HB 3676 and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Seliger, to explain the bill. 

 

Senator Eltife sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted. 

 

The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.

 

Senator Eltife moved that HB 3676, 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. 

 

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business HB 4525.

 

 

 

Senator Eltife sent up a committee substitute and moved adoption of the committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

Senator Eltife sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption.  The motion carried with a record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. 

 

Senator Harris requested unanimous consent to roll the amendment into a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Harris then moved that the committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Eltife moved that HB 4525 do not pass but that CSHB 4525 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, 1 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. 

 

Senator Watson assumed the chair. 

 

The chair laid out as a matter of pending business HB 1277 and recognized the Senate sponsor, Senator Deuell, to explain the bill. 

 

Senator Harris sent up Committee Amendment 1 and Senator Watson moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted. 

 

Senator Harris requested unanimous consent to roll the amendments into a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Harris then moved that the committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Deuell moved that HB 1277 do not pass but that CSHB 1277 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 Harris resumed the chair. 

 

Senator Zaffirini requested to be shown voting aye on the following House bill, 3676, without objection it was so ordered.

 

There being no further business, at 5:45 p.m. Senator Harris moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Chris Harris, Chair

 

 

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Kelli Cleveland, Clerk