MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Thursday, February 16, 2023
10:00 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, February 16, 2023, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: |
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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Senator Joan Huffman, Chair |
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Senator Robert Nichols |
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Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair |
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Senator Charles Schwertner |
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Senator Paul Bettencourt |
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Senator John Whitmire |
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Senator Donna Campbell |
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Senator Brandon Creighton |
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Senator Pete Flores |
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Senator Bob Hall |
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Senator Kelly Hancock |
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Senator Bryan Hughes |
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Senator Lois Kolkhorst Senator Angela Paxton |
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Senator Charles Perry |
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Senator Royce West |
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Senator Judith Zaffirini |
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:01 AM. The following business was transacted:
Senator Huffman made opening remarks.
Senator Huffman laid out SB 1. Testimony was heard on SB 1 – Articles IV and IX. Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.
Supreme Court of Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
14 Courts of Appeals
Court of Appeals - Houston
Court of Appeals - Ft. Worth
Court of Appeals - Austin
Court of Appeals - San Antonio
Court of Appeals - Dallas
Court of Appeals - Texarkana
Court of Appeals - Amarillo
Court of Appeals - El Paso
Court of Appeals - Beaumont
Court of Appeals - Waco
Court of Appeals - Eastland
Court of Appeals - Tyler
Court of Appeals - Corpus Christi-Edinburgh
Court of Appeals - Houston
Comptroller's Department - Judiciary Section
Judicial Compensation Commission
Special Prosecution Unit Presentation
Office of Court Administration
Texas Indigent Defense Commission
Office of State Prosecuting Attorney
State Law Library
Office of Capital and Forensic Writs
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
Senator Huffman resumed the chair.
Commission on Judicial Conduct
Special Provisions Relating to the Judiciary
Article IX - General Provisions
Public testimony was heard.
The Chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Huffman moved that SB 1 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 1:42 PM Senator Huffman moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Joan Huffman, Chair
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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk