MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Tuesday, May 8, 2001
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was
held on Tuesday, May 8, 2001, in the Capitol Extension, Room
E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Rodney Ellis
Senator Chris Harris
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Troy Fraser
Senator Tom Haywood
Senator Mike Jackson
Senator Jon Lindsay
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Senator Steve Ogden
Senator Carlos Truan
Senator John Whitmire
Senator Judith Zaffirini
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At 8:13 a.m. the committee reconvened. There being a quorum
present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out HB1200 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Harris, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. Senator
Harris sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Harris moved that
HB1200, as amended, be reported back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
carried with a record vote of 11 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 1 absent.
The chair laid out SB1801 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Ogden, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. Senator
Ellis moved that SB1801 be left pending; without objection, it
was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB2604 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Duncan, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. Senator
Duncan moved that HB2604 be reported favorably to the Senate
with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The
motion carried with a record vote of 11 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present
not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Ellis moved that the bill be
recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;
without objection, it was so ordered.
At 8:25 a.m. Senator Zaffirini assumed the chair.
The chair laid out HB3097 and recognized Senator Ellis, in the
absence of the Senate sponsor, Senator Truan, to explain the
bill. Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are
shown on the attached list. Senator Zaffirini moved that HB3097
be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
There was no action taken for the following bill(s):
HJR82
SB 1838
SCR 39
SCR 42
SCR48
There being no further business, at 8:55 a.m. Senator Ellis
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Rodney Ellis, Chair
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Amber Martin, Clerk