MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION
Thursday, May 22, 1997
11:45 am
Capitol Building, Room 2E.20
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Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.11, a public hearing
of the Senate Committee on Administration was held on
Thursday, May 22, 1997 in the Capitol Building, Room 2E.20, at
Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS PRESENT AFTER
Senator Chris Harris ROLL CALL:
Senator Carlos Truan Senator J.E. Brown
Senator Mike Moncrief Senator Bill Ratliff
Senator David Sibley
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Kenneth
Armbrister
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:50 pm. There
being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The Chair stated that with the large number of bills on the
list recommended for the Local and Uncontested Calendar that
the need for this meeting was evident. His intention was to
take up the first list of approximately 175 bills. The bills
not certified for the local calendar would then still have a
chance to go on the intent for tomorrow.
Senator Harris asked if there were any question or discussion
on any of the bills listed for certification on the Local and
Uncontested Calendar. There was discussion and many
questions. Senators Harris, Truan, Brown, Moncrief, and
Sibley moved to certify all the bills on the list with the
exception of HB 115, HB 623, HB 727, HB 793, HB 803, HB 846,
HB 998, HB 1294, HB 1528 pulled by author, HB 1693, HB 1755
passed 5/21/97, HB 1811, HB 1812, HB 1898, HB 1961 passed
5/22/97, HB 2146 passed 5/21/97, HB 2318, HB 2481, HB 2488, HB
2825 passed 5/22/97, HB 2830, HB 2845, HB 2900, HB 3065, HB
3189, HB 3306, HB 3567, HB 3572 and HB 3587. The motion
carried with a vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent.
There being no further business, at 1:45 pm Senator Harris
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Chris Harris, Chair
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Myra J. Schmitt, Clerk