MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

9:00 AM

Capitol Extension, Room E1.036

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was held on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Jane Nelson, Chair		None
Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair
Senator Paul Bettencourt
Senator Kevin Eltife
Senator Kelly Hancock
Senator Joan Huffman
Senator Lois Kolkhorst
Senator Robert Nichols
Senator Charles Schwertner
Senator Kel Seliger
Senator Larry Taylor
Senator Carlos Uresti
Senator Kirk Watson
Senator Royce West
Senator John Whitmire

 

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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM.  The following business was transacted:

 

Senator Nelson laid out SB 2 as pending business.

 

Testimony was heard on SB 2 – Article III. Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list. 

General Academic Institutions

 

Midwestern State University

 

Stephen F. Austin University

 

Texas Southern University

 

Texas Woman’s University

 

Texas A&M University System Administration

 

At 10:39 AM Senator Nelson moved that the Committee stand in recess until 2:00 PM. Without objection, it was so ordered.

 

At 2:05 PM Senator Nelson reconvened the meeting.

 

Texas A&M University

 

Texas A&M University – Galveston

 

Prairie View A&M University

 

Tarleton State University

 

Texas A&M University – Central Texas

 

Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

 

Texas A&M University – Kingsville

 

Texas A&M University – San Antonio

 

Texas A&M International University

 

West Texas A&M University

 

Texas A&M University – Commerce

 

Texas A&M - Texarkana 

 

The University of Texas System Administration

 

The University of Texas at Arlington

 

The University of Texas at Austin

 

The University of Texas at Dallas

 

The University of Texas at El Paso

 

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

 

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

 

The University of Texas at San Antonio

 

The University of Texas at Tyler

 

Public testimony was heard.

 

Senator Nelson moved that SB 2 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.

 

There being no further business, at 6:06 PM Senator Nelson moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Jane Nelson, Chair

 

 

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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk