MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS
Thursday, April 24, 1997
1:30 pm
Senate Chamber
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on State
Affairs was held on Thursday, April 24, 1997 in the Senate
Chamber at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Kenneth Armbrister None
Senator Drew Nixon
Senator David Cain
Senator John Carona
Senator Rodney Ellis
Senator Troy Fraser
Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr.
Senator Michael Galloway
Senator Jon Lindsay
Senator Gregory Luna
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator John Whitmire
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 pm. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The following members arrived after the roll was called:
none.
The Chair laid out HB 255 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Haywood, to explain the bill.
Senator Galloway sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on HB 255 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out SB 14 and recognized the author, Senator
Harris, to explain the bill.
Senator Lindsay sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Lindsay sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on SB 14 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out HB 711 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Truan, to explain the bill.
Senator Fraser sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on HB 711 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out HB 641 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Shapleigh, to explain the bill.
There were no witnesses on HB 641.
The vote on HB 641 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair suspended the rules to take up and consider SB 130.
The Chair laid out SB 130 and recognized the author, Senator
West, to explain the bill.
Senator Galloway sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator West to explain the difference between the
committee substitute and the bill as filed.
Senator Lindsay sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Lindsay sent up Committee Amendment 2 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Senator Lindsay requested unanimous consent to incorporate
amendments into the committee substitute. Senator Galloway
then moved that the new committee substitute be adopted;
without objection, CSSB 130 was adopted.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on CSSB 130 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out HB 1025 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Patterson, to explain the bill.
There were no witnesses on HB 1025.
The vote on HB 1025 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out SB 1343 and recognized the author, Senator
Madla, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on SB 1343 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out HB 799 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Lindsay, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on HB 799 was left pending a time certain.
At 5:30 pm Senator Carona assumed the chair.
The Chair laid out SB 1905 and recognized the author, Senator
Moncrief, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
Senator Gallegos sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
The vote on SB 1905 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out SB 1647 and recognized the author, Senator
Cain, to explain the bill.
Senator Cain sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Cain to explain the difference between the
committee substitute and the bill as filed. Senator Cain
moved adoption of the committee substitute, without objection,
it was so ordered.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
SB 1647 was left pending at the request of the author.
The Chair brought up SB 993 from pending business.
Senator Cain moved to reconsider the vote by which Committee
Amendment 1 was adopted. There being no objection, the motion
prevailed.
Senator Cain sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Cain to explain the difference between the
committee substitute and the bill as filed. Senator Cain
moved adoption of the committee substitute, without objection,
it was so ordered.
The vote on CSSB 993 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out HB 833 and recognized Senator Armbrister,
in the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on HB 833 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out SB 603 and recognized the author, Senator
Armbrister, to explain the bill.
Senator Ellis sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Ellis to explain the difference between the
committee substitute and the bill as filed. Senator Ellis
moved adoption of the committee substitute, without objection,
it was so ordered.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on CSSB 603 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out SB 1850 and recognized the author, Senator
Armbrister, to explain the bill.
Senator Armbrister sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Armbrister to explain the difference
between the committee substitute and the bill as filed.
Senator Armbrister moved adoption of the committee substitute,
without objection, it was so ordered.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on CSSB 1850 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out HB 101 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.
There were no witnesses on HB 101.
The vote on HB 101 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out HB 1077 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill.
Senator Armbrister sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on HB 1077 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out SB 1469 and recognized the author, Senator
Ellis, to explain the bill.
Senator Ellis sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Ellis to explain the difference between the
committee substitute and the bill as filed. Senator Ellis
moved adoption of the committee substitute, without objection,
it was so ordered.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on CSSB 1469 was left pending a time certain.
At 7:10 pm Senator Armbrister resumed the chair.
The Chair laid out SB 1066 and recognized Senator Carona, in
the absence of the author, to explain the bill.
Senator Carona sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Carona to explain the difference between
the committee substitute and the bill as filed. Senator
Carona moved adoption of the committee substitute, without
objection, it was so ordered.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on CSSB 1066 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair laid out HB 1836 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Carona, to explain the bill.
Senator Carona sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved
adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list. Public testimony was closed.
The vote on HB 1836 was left pending a time certain.
The Chair moved that the time certain be on 4/25/97 upon
adjournment of the Senate and without objection, the motion
prevailed.
There being no further business, at 7:20 pm Senator Armbrister
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Kenneth Armbrister, Chair
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Kelly Gilbert, Clerk