MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
12:00 p.m. or upon adjournment
Senate Chamber
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on State Affairs
was held on Wednesday, April 30, 2003, in the Senate Chamber at
Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Bill Ratliff None
Senator Todd Staples
Senator Kenneth Armbrister
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Rodney Ellis
Senator Troy Fraser
Senator Chris Harris
Senator Frank Madla
Senator Jane Nelson
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Chairman Ratliff called the meeting to order at 2:34 p.m., and a
quorum was established. Chairman Ratliff announced that the
committee will begin taking testimony on the committee
substitute for HB 4 at 8:00 a.m., Monday, May 5, 2003. Testimony
would be taken on the complete substitute, in other words, not
article by article. Discussions would be confined to what was
in the substitute and the differences between the substitute and
HB 4. Anyone testifying would be allowed to speak on all
interests.
The chairman then preceded to summarize each article of the
committee substitute. At 2:55 p.m., the chairman concluded his
summary and announced that amendments to the substitute would
not be restricted. In addition, the chairman indicated that
upon recess of the committee, copies of the substitute would be
available to anyone who wanted one (copies were provided to the
members at the beginning of the hearing).
There being no further business, Chairman Ratliff moved that
the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair.
Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Bill Ratliff, Chairman
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Nancy B. Macken, Clerk