MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
8:00 a.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 Wednesday, February 23, 2005, in the Capitol Extension,
Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Steve Ogden None
Senator Judith Zaffirini
Senator Kip Averitt
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Bob Deuell
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Kyle Janek
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator Todd Staples
Senator Royce West
Senator John Whitmire
Senator Tommy Williams
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The chair called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out SB 1, the General Appropriations Bill, which
had been left pending at a previous hearing. Witnesses
providing testimony are shown on the attached list.
The chair recognized Senator Williams to lay out the workgroup
recommendations for Article IV.
At 9:31 a.m. Senator Barrientos assumed the chair.
At 9:33 a.m. Senator Ogden resumed the chair.
Senator Barrientos moved to amend Strategy D.1.4 regarding the
Comptroller's Department - Judiciary Section, Public Integrity
Unit of the Article IV workgroup recommendations. There was a
roll call vote. The motion failed with a record vote of 5 ayes,
9 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator Zaffirini
and Senator Whitmire requested unanimous consent to be shown
voting aye on the amendment; without objection, it was so
ordered.
Senator Williams moved to adopt the workgroup recommendations
for Article IV, with the exception of pending items. There was
a roll call vote. The motion carried with a record vote of 15
ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. Senator
Zaffirini, Senator Averitt and Senator Whitmire requested
unanimous consent to be shown voting aye on the workgroup
recommendations for Article IV; without objection, it was so
ordered.
The chair recognized Senator Williams to lay out the workgroup
recommendations for Article VIII.
At 9:50 a.m. Senator Ogden moved that the Committee stand
recessed until 1:00 p.m. Without objection, it was so ordered.
The Committee reconvened at 1:03 p.m.
Senator Williams resumed laying out the workgroup
recommendations for Article VIII.
Senator Staples moved to amend items 1-4 regarding the Workers'
Compensation Commission of the Article VIII workgroup
recommendations. Senator Staples moved adoption of the
amendment; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Williams moved to adopt the amended workgroup
recommendations for Article VIII, with the exception of pending
items. There was a roll call vote. The motion carried with a
record vote of 14 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1
absent. Senator Shapiro, Senator Duncan, and Senator West
requested unanimous consent to be shown voting aye on the
workgroup recommendations for Article VIII; without objection,
it was so ordered.
Senator Ogden moved that SB 1 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 2:05 p.m. Senator Ogden
moved that the Committee stand recessed until 45 minutes after
adjournment of the Senate the following day, February 24, 2005.
Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Steve Ogden, Chair
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Amy Jeter, Clerk