MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Subcommittee on Agriculture
Thursday, March 25, 1999
1:00 pm
Capitol Extension, Room E1.012
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing Senate Senate Committee on Natural
Resources, Subcommittee on Agriculture was held on Thursday,
March 25, 1999 in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.012, at
Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Tom Haywood Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Kenneth
Armbrister
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:25 pm. The
following business was transacted.
The following members arrived after the roll was called:
Senator Kenneth Armbrister
The Chair laid out SB774 and recognized the author, Senator
Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Armbrister moved that SB 774 be reported favorably to
the full committee. The motion carried with 2 ayes, 0nays, 0
present not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 992 and recognized the author, Senator
Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Armbrister moved that SB 992 be reported favorably
back to the full committee. The motion carried with a vote of
2 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 1028 and recognized the author, Senator
Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.
Senator Armbrister sent up a Committee Substitute and Senator
Lucio explained the differences, and moved its adoption;
without objection; the Substitute was adopted.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Armbrister moved that SB 1028 do not pass but that
CSSB 1028 be reported favorably back to Full Committee with
the recommendation that it do pass. The motion carried with a
vote of 2 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 1241 and recognized Senator Armbrister,
in the absence of the author, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Armbrister moved that SB 1241 be reported favorably to
the Full Committee. The motion carried with a vote of 2 ayes,
0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 1429 and recognized the author, Senator
Duncan, to explain the bill.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Armbrister moved that SB 1429 be reported favorably
back to Full Committee. The motion carried with a vote of 2
ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 1430 and recognized the author, Senator
Duncan, to explain the bill.
Senator Armbrister sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Duncan to explain the differences between
the committee substitute and the bill as filed.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Armbrister sent up amendment 1 and explained the
amendment. Senator Armbrister moved to roll amendment 1 into
the committee substitute; hearing no objection it was so
ordered.
Senator Armbrister moved adoption of the committee substitute;
without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Armbrister moves that SB 1430 do not pass but that
CSSB 1430 be reported favorably back to Full Committee be with
the recommendation that it do pass. The motion carried with a
vote of 2 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.
The Chair laid out SB 1532 and recognized the author, Senator
Carona, to explain the bill.
Senator Armbrister sent up a committee substitute; the Chair
recognized Senator Carona to explain the differences between
the committee substitute and the bill as filed.
Senator Armbrister move adoption of the committee substitute;
without objection, it was so ordered.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on
the attached list.
Senator Armbrister moved that SB 1532 do not pass but that
CSSB 1532 be reported favorably back to Full Committee with
the recommendation that it do pass. The motion carried with a
vote of 2 ayes, 0 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent.
Senator Armbrister moved that the Minutes from the previous
hearing be adopted. There being no objection it was so
ordered.
There being no further business, Senator Armbrister moved the
Committee be adjourned. Without objection, it was so ordered
at 2:47 pm.
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Senator Tom Haywood, Chair
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Todd R Kercheval, Clerk