MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS
Tuesday, April 20, 1999
11:00 am
Capitol Extension, Room E1.028
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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 Tuesday, April 20, 1999 in the Capitol
Extension, Room E1.028, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Florence Shapiro None
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator David Bernsen
Senator J. E. Brown
Senator David Cain
Senator Tom Haywood
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Senator Drew Nixon
Senator Jeff Wentworth
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:55 pm. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The following members arrived after the roll was called:
Senator Cain, Senator Bernsen, Senator Wentworth and Senator
Shapleigh.
Senator Lucio moved that the minutes from the April 13 and
April 15, 1999, State Affairs Committee meeting be approved.
There being no objection, the minutes were approved.
The Chair laid out SB 82 and recognized the author, Senator
Brown, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Brown moved that SB 82 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 959 and recognized the author, Senator
Barrientos, to explain the bill.
Senator Cain sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Barrientos 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.
The Chair moved that CSSB 959 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection it was so ordered. Upon arrival of
a quorum, Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 959 do not pass but
that CSSB 959 be reported back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting,
and 2 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 694 and recognized the author, Senator
Cain, to explain the bill.
Senator Cain 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.
The Chair moved that SB 694 be left pending to await a quorum;
without objection it was so ordered. Upon arrival of a
quorum, Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 694, as amended, be
reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 8
ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator
Cain moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the
Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so
ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 1796 and recognized the author, Senator
Wentworth, to explain the bill.
At 2:30 pm Senator Cain assumed the chair.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
The Chair moved that SB 1796 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection it was so ordered. Upon arrival of
a quorum, Senator Brown moved that SB 1796 be reported
favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 8
ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator
Brown moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the
Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so
ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 1278 and recognized the author, Senator
Wentworth, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
The Chair moved that SB 1278 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection it was so ordered. Upon arrival of
a quorum, Senator Wentworth moved that SB 1278 be reported
back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays,
0 present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator Wentworth moved
that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 1146 and recognized the author, Senator
Wentworth, to explain the bill.
Senator Bernsen sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Wentworth to explain the difference between
the committee substitute and the bill as filed. Senator
Wentworth 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.
At 3:45 pm Senator Shapiro resumed the chair.
The Chair moved that CSSB 1146 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection it was so ordered. Upon arrival of
a quorum, Senator Wentworth moved that CSSB 1146 be left
pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Chair laid out SB 1144 and recognized the author, Senator
Fraser, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
The Chair moved that SB 1144 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection it was so ordered. Upon arrival of
a quorum, Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 1144 be reported
back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays,
1 present not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 1528 and recognized the author, Senator
Carona, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
The Chair moved that SB 1528 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection it was so ordered. Upon arrival of
a quorum, Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 1528 be reported
back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed. The motion carried with a vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays,
0 present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator Shapleigh moved
that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 4:20 pm Senator Shapiro
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the Chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Florence Shapiro, Chair Cindy R
Notting
ham,
Clerk