MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION
Tuesday, April 17, 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 Tuesday, April 17, 2001, in E1.714
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator David Cain Senator J. E. Brown
Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Mike Moncrief
Senator Judith Zaffirini
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:27 p.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The Chair laid out HB1019 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Truan, to explain the bill. Mayor Fidel Rul, Jr.,
representing City of Alice, testified in favor of the bill.
Serapio Serna, representing Tejano R.O.O.T.S., Inc., testified
in favor of the bill. Javier Villanueva, representing Tejano
R.O.O.T.S., testified in favor of the bill. Senator Cain moved
that HB1019 be left pending to await a quorum; without
objection, it was so ordered. Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator
Ogden moved that HB1019 be reported back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 1 absent. Senator Ogden moved that the bill be
recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;
without objection, it was so ordered.
At 4:35 p.m. Senator Cain moved that the committee stand
recessed; without objection, it was so ordered.
At 4:37 p.m. the committee reconvened.
The chair laid out SB1800 and recognized, Senator Moncrief, in
abscence of the author, to explain the bill. Senator Cain sent
up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection,
the amendment was adopted. Senator Cain moved that SB1800 be
left pending to await a quorum; without objection, it was so
ordered.
Upon the arrival of a quorum, Senator Moncrief requested
unanimous consent to roll the amendment into a committee
substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ogden
then moved that the committee substitute be adopted; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ogden moved that SB1800
do not pass but that CSSB1800 be reported back to the Senate
with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The
motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present
not voting, and 1 absent. Senator Moncrief moved that the bill
be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested
Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Moncrief moved adoption of the minutes from the previous
hearing held on April 9, 2001; without objection, it was so
ordered.
Chairman Cain asked if there were any questions or comments
about any of the bills recommended for the April 20, 2001, Local
and Uncontested Calendar. There was discussion. Senator Ogden
moved that all of the bills on page one of the Local and
Uncontested Calendar recommended list be certified; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Moncrief moved that all
of the bills on page two of the Local and Uncontested Calendar
recommended list be certified with the exception of SB 749 and
SB 1016; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Moncrief
moved that all of the bills on page three of the Local and
Uncontested Calendar recommended list be certified with the
exception of SB 1096, SB 1202, and SB 1304; without objection,
it was so ordered. Senator Ogden moved that all of the bills on
page four of the Local and Uncontested Calendar recommended list
be certified with the exception of SB 1778; without objection,
it was so ordered. Senator Moncrief moved that all of the bills
on page five of the Local and Uncontested Calendar recommended
list be certified with the exception of SB 1785; without
objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 5:10 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