MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION 
                               Monday, March 19, 2001 
                                     4:00 p.m. 
                                       E1.714 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on  
         Administration was held on Monday, March 19, 2001, in E1.714 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator David Cain                      None 
         Senator Steve Ogden 
         Senator J. E. Brown 
         Senator Mike Moncrief 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         Senator Brown moved adoption of the minutes from the previous  
         hearing held on March 12, 2001; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The Chair laid out SB656 and recognized Senator Moncrief, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Senator Moncrief  
         sent up a committee substitute; the Chair recognized Senator  
         Moncrief to explain the difference between the committee  
         substitute and the bill as filed.  Dr. Steve Murdock,  
         representing Texas Agriculture Experiment Station, testified on  
         the bill.  The Chair moved that the public testimony be closed;  
         without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Moncrief moved  
         that SB656 do not pass but that CSSB656 be reported back to the  
         Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.   
         The motion carried with a record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0  
         present not voting, and 0 absent.   
          
         Chairman Cain asked if there were any questions or comments  
         about any of the bills recommended for the March 22, 2001 Local  
         and Uncontested Calendar.  There was discussion.  Senator Ogden  
         moved that all of the bills on page one of the recommended list  
         be certified for the Local and Uncontested Calendar, with the  
         exception of SCR 9, SB 508 and SB 224.  Without objection, it  
         was so ordered.  Senator Ogden moved that all of the bills on  
         page two of the recommended list be certified for the Local and  
         Uncontested Calendar, with the exception of SB 711 which will be  
  
         held to wait for the House Bill.  Without objection, it was so  
         ordered.  Senator Ogden moved that all of the bills on page  
         three of the recommended list be certified for the Local and  
         Uncontested Calendar, with the exception of SB 992 which will be  
         left pending for further discussion.  Without objection, it was  
         so ordered. 
          
         The Chair laid out SB1043 and recognized Senator Zaffirini, in  
         the absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Senator  
         Zaffirini sent up a committee substitute; the Chair recognized  
         Senator Zaffirini to explain the difference between the  
         committee substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Zaffirini  
         moved adoption of the committee substitute; without objection,  
         it was so ordered.  Senator Zaffirini moved that SB1043 do not  
         pass but that CSSB1043 be reported back to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.   
          
         There being no further business, at 4:35 p.m. Senator Moncrief  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the Chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator David Cain, Chair 
          
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         Tara Cowen Rejino, Clerk