MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE 
                             Wednesday, April 30, 2003 
                           1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Jurisprudence  
         was held on Wednesday, April 30, 2003, in the Capitol Extension,  
         Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Robert Duncan                   Senator Teel Bivins 
         Senator Mario Gallegos 
         Senator Kip Averitt 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Eddie Lucio 
         Senator Royce West 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 3:25 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair laid out HB 320 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lucio, to explain the bill.  Senator Gallegos sent up  
         Committee Amendment 1.  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.  The bill was left pending before the committee.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 883 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lucio, to explain the bill.  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.  The bill was left pending before  
         the committee. 
          
         The chair laid out HB 884 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Lucio, to explain the bill.  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 Harris moved that HB 884  
         be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that  
         it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record  
         vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.   
         Senator Harris moved that the bill be recommended for placement  
  
         on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.   
          
         Senator Lucio assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1207 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Duncan, to explain the bill.  Senator Duncan moved to withdraw a  
         committee substitute that had been adopted at a previous  
         hearing, without objection, the committee substitute was  
         withdrawn.  Senator Duncan sent up a new committee substitute;  
         the chair recognized Senator Duncan to explain the difference  
         between the committee substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator  
         Duncan moved adoption of the committee substitute; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West moved that SB 1207  
         do not pass but that CSSB 1207 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, 0 nay, 0 present  
         not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Duncan moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 227 and recognized Senator Duncan, in the  
         absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Senator  
         Duncan sent up a committee substitute; the chair recognized  
         Senator Duncan to explain the difference between the committee  
         substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Duncan moved adoption  
         of the committee substitute; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Duncan moved that  
         HB 227 do not pass but that CSHB 227 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, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Harris moved that the  
         bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Duncan resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1471 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Harris, to explain the bill.  Senator Harris sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Harris to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Harris 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 Harris moved that  
         HB 1471 do not pass but that CSHB 1471 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, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Lucio moved that the  
         bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1472 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Harris, to explain the bill.  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 Harris moved that HB 1472  
         be reported favorably 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 2 absent.   
         Senator Harris moved that the bill be recommended for placement  
         on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 501 and recognized Senator West, in the  
         absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  The chair  
         moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator West moved that HB 501 be reported  
         favorably 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 2 absent.  Senator Lucio  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 829 and recognized Senator West, in the  
         absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  The chair  
         moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator West moved that HB 829 be reported  
         favorably 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 2 absent.  Senator West  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1450 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Harris, to explain the bill.  Senator Harris sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Harris to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Senator Harris 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 Harris moved that  
         SB 1450 do not pass but that CSSB 1450 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, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 3 absent.  Senator Harris moved that the  
         bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1011 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, to explain the bill.  Senator West moved to pull down a  
         previously offered committee substitute; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator West sent up a new committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator West to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
  
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         filed.  Senator West moved adoption of the committee substitute;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator West moved to  
         reopen public testimony to allow testimony on the newly adopted  
         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 West  
         moved that SB 1011 do not pass but that CSSB 1011 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, 0  
         nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1614 and recognized Senator West, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  The chair moved  
         that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.  Senator West moved that SB 1614 be reported  
         favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass  
         and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 4  
         ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 3 absent.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 328 and SB 998 and recognized the author,  
         Senator West, to explain the bills.  Senator West sent up a  
         committee substitute for SB 328 and a committee substitute for  
         SB 998.  Senator West then moved to withdraw both of the offered  
         committee substitutes; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bills are shown on  
         the attached list.  The chair moved that the public testimony be  
         closed; without objection, it was so ordered.  SB 328 and SB 998  
         were both left pending before the committee. 
          
         Senator Lucio requested unanimous consent to be shown voting aye  
         on SB 1450; without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         Senator Gallegos requested unanimous consent to be shown voting  
         aye on HB 501, HB 829, HB 884, HB 1471, HB 1472, SB 1450, SB  
         1614, HB 227 and SB 1011; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         There being no further business, the Committee stood recessed  
         subject to the call of the chair.  Without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
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         Senator Robert Duncan, Chair 
          
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         Teddy Carter, Clerk