MINUTES 
                                           
                      SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS & COMMERCE 
                           Subcommittee on Border Affairs 
                             Wednesday, March 28, 2001 
                           1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.016 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Business &  
         Commerce was held on Wednesday, March 28, 2001, in the Capitol  
         Extension, Room E1.016, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.                None 
         Senator Eliot Shapleigh 
          
         The following members arrived after the roll was called:   
         Senator John Carona 
          
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 3:57 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair laid out SB228 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Shapleigh, to explain the bill.  Senator Shapleigh sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Shapleigh to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Shapleigh 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.   
          
         Senator Shapleigh moved that SB228 do not pass but that CSSB228  
         be reported favorably to the full Committee on Business and  
         Commerce with the recommendation that it be reported favorably  
         to the Senate.  The motion carried. 
          
         The chair laid out SB246 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Shapleigh, to explain the bill.  Senator Shapleigh sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Shapleigh to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Shapleigh 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.   
  
         Senator Shapleigh moved that SB246 do not pass but that CSSB246  
         be reported favorably to the full Committee on Business and  
         Commerce with the recommendation that it be reported favorably  
         to the Senate.  The motion carried. 
          
         The chair laid out SB749 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Shapleigh, to explain the bill.  There were not any witnesses  
         testifying or registering on the bill.  The chair moved that the  
         public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         Senator Shapleigh moved that SB749 be reported favorably to the  
         full Committee on Business and Commerce with the recommendation  
         that it be reported favorably to the Senate.  The motion  
         carried. 
          
         The chair laid out SB905 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Shapleigh, to explain the bill.  Three were not any witnesses  
         testifying or registering on the bill.  The chair moved that the  
         public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         Senator Shapleigh moved that SB905 be reported favorably to the  
         full Committee on Business and Commerce with the recommendation  
         that it be reported favorably to the Senate. The motion carried. 
          
         There being no further business, at 4:21 a.m. 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 Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair 
          
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         Bridget Sharphorn, Clerk