MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Monday, April 12, 2004
1:00 p.m.
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was
held on Monday, April 12, 2004, in the Capitol Extension, Room
E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Steve Ogden Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator Judith Zaffirini
Senator Kip Averitt
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Kyle Janek
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Todd Staples
Senator Royce West
Senator John Whitmire
Senator Tommy Williams
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The chair called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The Committee heard invited testimony on the Committee's interim
charge relating to the Review of Fees at State Regulatory
Agencies. Witnesses testifying and registering on the interim
charge are shown on the attached list.
Senator Zaffirini moved approval of the minutes from the
previous hearing held on April 12, 2004; without objection, it
was so ordered. Senator Brimer moved approval of the minutes
from the previous hearing held on April 13, 2004; without
objection, it was so ordered.
At 2:02 p.m. Senator Ogden recognized Senator Seliger as being present at the hearing.
Invited testimony resumed.
There being no further business, at 4:10 p.m. Senator Ogden moved that the Committee stand recessed until
9:00 a.m. the following morning, Tuesday, April 13, 2004. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Steve Ogden, Chair
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Amy Jeter, Clerk