MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS & COMMERCE
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
9:00 a.m.
Betty King Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Business &
Commerce was held on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, in the Betty King
Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Troy Fraser, Chairman None
Senator Kip Averitt, Vice Chairman
Senator Kenneth Armbrister
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Craig Estes
Senator Mike Jackson
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Senator Leticia Van de Putte
Senator Tommy Williams
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Chairman Fraser called the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. There
being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The Chairman laid out SB 417 and SJR 22, pending in committee,
and recognized the author, Senator Harris. Senator Williams
sent up the committee substitute to SB 417 and Senator Harris
explained the difference between the committee substitute and
the bill as filed. Senator Williams moved adoption of the
committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Williams moved that SB 417 do not pass but that CSSB 417
be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it
do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote
of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. Senator
Lucio moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the
Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so
ordered.
Senator Lucio moved that SJR 22 be reported favorably to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0
present not voting, and 0 absent.
The Chairman advised that he would lay out SB 91, SB 99 and SB
130 together, and recognized the author of SB 91, Senator West,
to explain the bill. Senator Fraser explained SB 99 in the
absence of the author, Senator Van de Putte. Senator Jackson
then assumed the chair, and recognized Senator Fraser, the
author of SB 130, to explain the bill.
The Chairman then called the following invited witnesses to
testify on the credit scoring report, A Statistical Analysis of
the Relationship Between Credit History and Insurance Losses,
which was prepared by the Bureau of Business Research, McCombs
School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin:
Dr. Bruce Kellison, Bureau of Business Research, University
of Texas,
Dr. Patrick Brockett, Bureau of Business Research,
University of Texas, and
Jeffrey Skelton, Choice Point, Alpharetta, Georgia.
The Chairman read Motions in Writing submitted by Senator
Armbrister, Senator Brimer, Senator Averitt and Senator Van de
Putte requesting unanimous consent to be shown voting aye on
CSSB 417 and SJR 22. Without objection, it was so ordered.
At 10:50 a.m. the Chairman moved that the committee stand
recessed until 15 minutes after adjournment of the Senate;
without objection, it was so ordered.
At 1:05 p.m. the committee reconvened with Senator Averitt in
the chair. Dr. Kellison, Dr. Brockett and Jeffrey Skelton were
recalled for further testimony and to respond to members'
questions. Wayne Harrell, representing Wayne Harrell Insurance
Agency, Fredericksburg, testified in favor of SB 130. The
Chairman closed public testimony on SB 130. Public testimony on
SB 91 and SB 99 was then heard. Witnesses registering and
testifying on the bills are shown on the attached list. At 3:15
p.m. Senator Brimer assumed the chair.
Upon completion of testimony, the Chairman advised that SB 91,
SB 99 and SB 130 would be left pending. Without objection, it
was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 3:32 p.m. the Chairman moved
that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the
chairman. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Troy Fraser, Chairman
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Barbara Henderson, Clerk