MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Thursday, January 26, 2017
9:00 AM
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was held on Thursday, January 26, 2017, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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Senator Jane Nelson, Chair |
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Senator Lois Kolkhorst |
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Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair |
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Senator Paul Bettencourt |
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Senator Brian Birdwell |
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Senator Kelly Hancock |
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Senator Joan Huffman |
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Senator Robert Nichols |
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Senator Charles Schwertner |
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Senator Kel Seliger |
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Senator Larry Taylor |
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Senator Carlos Uresti |
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Senator Kirk Watson |
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Senator Royce West |
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Senator John Whitmire |
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:05 AM. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The Chair laid out as a matter of pending business SB 1.
Testimony was heard on SB 1 – Article III. Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.
Texas Tech System Administration
Angelo State University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center at El Paso
Baylor College of Medicine
The University of Texas System Administration
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Austin
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Senator Nelson resumed the chair.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas at Tyler
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
University of North Texas System Administration
University of North Texas
University of North Texas at Dallas
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Stephen F. Austin University
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
Texas Southern University
Midwestern State University
Public Community/ Junior Colleges
Senator Nelson resumed the chair.
Texas State Technical College System
LBB Presentation on Special Provision Relating Only to Components of the Texas State Technical College
LBB Presentation on Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher Education
Public testimony was heard.
Senator Nelson closed public testimony.
Senator Nelson moved that SB 1 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 5:44 PM Senator Nelson moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Jane Nelson, Chair
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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk