MINUTES 
          
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERAN AFFAIRS 
                           AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS 
                              Monday, May 10, 1999 
                                    12:00 pm 
                          Lt. Governor's Committee Room 
          
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate  
         Rule 11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on  
         Veteran Affairs & Military Installations was held on  
         Monday, May 10, 1999 in Lt. Governor's Committee Room, at  
         Austin, Texas.   
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Carlos F. Truan                 Senator Gregory Luna 
         Senator Steve Ogden                     Senator Troy Fraser 
         Senator Eliot Shapleigh 
          
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:10 pm.  The  
         Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present. 
          
         Chairman Truan laid out HB 3161 and recognized the  
         author, Senator Sibley, to explain the bill.  Mr. Bill  
         Dake,  of the City Council of McGregor, Texas, was called  
         to testify.  The Chair recognized Senator Ogden for  
         questions. 
          
         There being no further testimony or questions, the  
         hearing was closed. 
          
         Senator Ogden moved that HB 3161 be reported favorably to  
         the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass  
         and be printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 3  
         ayes, 0 nays, and 2 absent. 
          
         Senator Shapleigh requested unanimous consent to certify  
         the bill for the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without  
         objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         Chairman Truan turned the gavel over to Senator Ogden to  
         preside at the hearing at this  
          
         time.  Senator Ogden, the Chair, laid out  HB 1804, and  
         recognized Senator  Truan, on behalf of Senator  
  
         Armbrister, to explain the bill.    There being no  
         questions or testimony, the hearing was closed. 
          
         Senator Truan moved that HB 1804 be reported favorably to  
         the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass  
         and be printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 3  
         ayes, 0 nays, and 2 absent. 
          
         Senator Shapleigh requested unanimous consent to certify  
         the bill for the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without  
         objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         Senator Ogden turned the gavel back to Chairman Truan.   
          
         The Chair laid out SCR 64 and recognized Senator  
         Shapleigh, to explain the bill on behalf of Senator  
         Nixon.  There being no questions or testimony, the  
         hearing was closed. 
          
         At the request of Senator Shapleigh, SCR 64 was left  
         pending.  Without objection, it was  ordered. 
          
         Senator Truan laid SR 851, and recognized Senator Ogden  
         to explain the bill on behalf of Senator Madla.  There  
         being no questions or testimony, the hearing was closed. 
          
         Senator Ogden moved that SR 851 be reported favorably to  
         the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass  
         and be printed.  The motion carried with a vote of 3  
         ayes, 0 nays, and 2 absent. 
          
         Senator Ogden requested unanimous consent to certify SR  
         851 for the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without  
         Objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         The Chair laid out the May 3, 1999 and May 6, 1999  
         minutes and recognized Senator Shapleigh who moved for  
         approval.  There being no objection, the minutes were  
         adopted. 
          
         There being no further business, at 12:25 p.m., Senator  
         Ogden moved the committee stand recessed subject to call  
         of the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
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         Senator Carlos F. Truan, Chairman 
          
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         Emma Dibbles, Committee Clerk