MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
9:00 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, March 1, 2006, in the Capitol Extension, Room
E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Steve Ogden Senator Kip Averitt
Senator Judith Zaffirini Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Bob Deuell Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Juan Hinojosa Senator Frank Madla
Senator Kyle Janek Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Jane Nelson Senator Todd Staples
Senator John Whitmire Senator Royce West
Senator Tommy Williams
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A joint hearing of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate
Transportation and Homeland Security was held. Chairmen Ogden
and Carona shared presiding duties.
Senator Ogden called the Finance Committee to order at 9:05 a.m.
Senator Carona called the Transportation and Homeland Security
Committee to order at 9:05 a.m.
The following business was transacted:
The Committee heard invited testimony on joint interim charges
#1 and #2. Witnesses testifying and registering on the interim
charges are shown on the attached list.
The roll was called for the Committees.
The invited testimony resumed.
There being no public testimony, the interim charges were
closed.
There being no further business, at 11:17 a.m. Senator Ogden
moved that the Committees stand recessed subject to the call of
the chairs. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Steve Ogden, Chair
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Amy Jeter, Clerk