MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION 
                             Monday, September 22, 2003 
                                     9:00 a.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, September 22, 2003, in E1.714 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Juan Hinojosa                    
         Senator Mike Jackson                     
         Senator Kyle Janek 
         Senator Leticia Van de Putte 
         Senator Jeff Wentworth 
         Senator John Whitmire 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 9:12 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair laid out HCR 6 and recognized Senator Van de Putte, in  
         the absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill.  Senator  
         Janek moved that HCR 6 be reported favorably 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 2 absent.   
          
         The chair announced that Senator Wentworth had an amendment to  
         S.R. 30.  The chair asked that the amendment be distributed to  
         all members of the Senate for discussion.  The chair then  
         announced that the Committee would stand in recess until 1 hour  
         call of the chair so that members of the Senate could discuss  
         Senator Wentworth's amendment; there being no objection the  
         committee recessed at 9:15 a.m. 
          
         The Committee reconvened at 4:05 p.m.  The chair announced that  
         Senator Wentworth had a new amendment, instead of the previous  
         amendment, to offer up to the Committee for consideration.   
         There was discussion.   
          
         At 4:16 p.m. Senator Jackson assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SR 30 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Harris, to explain the bill.  Senator Wentworth sent up  
  
         Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption.  The motion carried  
         with a record vote of 4 ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not voting, and  
         0 absent.  Senator Van de Putte asked to be shown voting "nay";  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Harris moved that  
         SR 30, 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 4 ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.  Senator Van de Putte asked to be shown  
         voting "nay"; without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         At 4:25 p.m. Senator Harris resumed the chair.   
          
         There being no further business, at 4:25 p.m. Senator Harris  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Chris Harris, Chair 
          
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         Tara Cowen Rejino, Clerk