MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS
Thursday, March 4, 1999
12:30 pm
Senate Chamber
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on State
Affairs was held on Thursday, March 4, 1999 in the Senate
Chamber at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Florence Shapiro None
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator David Bernsen
Senator J.E. Brown
Senator David Cain
Senator Tom Haywood
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Senator Drew Nixon
Senator Jeff Wentworth
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:05 pm. There
being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The following members arrived after the roll was called:
Senator Bernsen, Senator Brown, Senator Shapleigh and Senator
Wentworth.
Senator Cain moved approval of the minutes for the March 2,
1999, State Affairs Committee meeting. There being no
objection, the minutes were approved.
The Chair referred the following bill to the Standing
Subcommittee on Infrastructure:
SB 735 by Armbrister
The Chair laid out the subcommittee report on CSSB 21 and
recognized Senator Cain, Chair of the Subcommittee, to explain
the bill.
Senator Cain moved adoption of the subcommittee report on CSSB
21. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Cain moved that SB 21 do not pass but that CSSB 21 be
reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 6
ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent. Senator
Cain moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the
Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so
ordered.
The Chair laid out subcommittee report on SB 74 and recognized
Senator Cain, Chair of the Subcommittee, to explain the bill.
Senator Cain moved adoption of the subcommittee report on SB
74. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that SB 74 be reported favorably to
the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 3 absent.
The Chair laid out subcommittee report on CSSB 132 and
recognized Senator Cain, Chair of the Subcommittee, to explain
the bill.
Senator Cain moved adoption of the subcommittee report on CSSB
132. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that SB132 do not pass but that
CSSB132 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a
vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.
The Chair laid out subcommittee report on SB 155 as amended
and recognized Senator Cain, Chair of the Subcommittee, to
explain the bill.
Senator Cain moved adoption of the subcommittee report on SB
155 as amended. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Cain moved that SB 155, as amended, be reported back
to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 2 absent.
The Chair laid out subcommittee report on SB 322 and
recognized Senator Cain, Chair of the Subcommittee, to explain
the bill.
Senator Cain moved adoption of the subcommittee report on SB
322. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Cain moved that SB 322 be reported favorably to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Cain moved that the bill be
recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;
without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out subcommittee report on SB 450 and
recognized Senator Cain, Chair of the Subcommittee, to explain
the bill.
Senator Cain moved adoption of the subcommittee report on SB
450. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Cain moved that SB 450 be reported favorably to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent.
The Chair laid out subcommittee report on CSSB 537 and
recognized Senator Cain, Chair of the Subcommittee, to explain
the bill.
Senator Cain moved adoption of the subcommittee report on CSSB
537. There being no objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that SB 537 do not pass but that CSSB
537 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a
vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 355 and recognized the author, Senator
Harris, to explain the bill.
Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that SB 355 be reported favorably to
the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 2 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 117 as amended and recognized the
author, Senator Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.
Senator Lucio moved that SB 117, as amended, be reported back
to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 2 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 57 and recognized the author, Senator
Harris, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 57 be reported favorably to
the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed. The motion carried with a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0
present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator Shapleigh moved
that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 277 and recognized the author, Senator
Carona, to explain the bill.
Senator Bernsen sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Carona to explain the difference between
the committee substitute and the bill as filed.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Shapiro moved that SB 277 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 279 and recognized the author, Senator
Carona, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Brown moved that SB 279 be reported favorably to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 439 and recognized the author, Senator
West, to explain the bill.
Senator Shapleigh sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator West to explain the difference between the
committee substitute and the bill as filed.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Shapiro moved that SB 439 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 183 and recognized the author, Senator
Nixon, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Nixon moved that SB 183 be reported favorably to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Nixon moved that the bill
be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested
Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 613 and recognized the author, Senator
Carona, to explain the bill.
Senator Cain sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Lucio,
Jr. moved that SB 613, as amended, be reported back to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent.
There being no further business, at 1:25 pm Senator Shapleigh
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Florence Shapiro, Chair Cindy R
Notting
ham,
Clerk