MINUTES 
                                           
                  SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 
                             Wednesday, March 26, 2003 
                                     9:00 a.m. 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.028 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on  
         Intergovernmental Relations was held on Wednesday, March 26,  
         2003, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.028, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Frank Madla                      
         Senator Bob Deuell                      Senator Mario Gallegos,  
                                                 Jr. 
         Senator Jeff Wentworth 
         Senator Kim Brimer 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         Senator Wentworth moved to adopt the minutes from the March 19,  
         2003 hearing, without objection it was so ordered. 
          
         The chair laid out SB 386 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Hinojosa, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator  
         Wentworth moved that SB 386 be reported favorably to the Senate  
         with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The  
         motion carried with a record vote of 3 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present  
         not voting, and 2 absent.  Senator Wentworth moved that the bill  
         be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested  
         Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 850 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Lindsay, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator  
         Deuell moved that SB 850 be reported favorably 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 Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 868 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Lindsay, to explain the bill.  Senator Wentworth sent up a  
  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Lindsay to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Wentworth moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.  Senator Deuell moved that SB 868 do not pass  
         but that CSSB 868 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 Brimer moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 132 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Zaffirini, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator  
         Brimer moved that SB 132 be reported favorably 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 Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1111 and recognized the author, Senator  
         West, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and registering  
         on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator Brimer  
         moved that SB 1111 be reported favorably 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 Deuell moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Brimer assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 856 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Madla, to explain the bill.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator  
         Madla moved that SB 856 be left pending; without objection, it  
         was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Madla resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1705 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Wentworth, to explain the bill.  Senator Wentworth sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Wentworth to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Wentworth moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on  
         the attached list.  Senator Wentworth moved that SB 1705 do not  
         pass but that CSSB 1705 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 Wentworth moved that the bill be  
  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 656 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Brimer, to explain the bill.  Senator Brimer sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Brimer to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Senator Brimer moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  Senator Brimer moved that SB 656 do not pass but that  
         CSSB 656 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.   
          
         At 11:47 a.m. Senator Madla moved that the committee stand  
         recessed until 30 minutes after adjournment of the Senate;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 1:46 p.m. the committee reconvened.   
          
         Senator Wentworth assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 705 and recognized Senator Madla, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  Senator Madla moved that SB 705 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
         The chair laid out SB 481 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Madla, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and registering  
         on the bill are shown on the attached list.  Senator Madla moved  
         that SB 481 be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1022 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Madla, to explain the bill.  Senator Madla sent up a committee  
         substitute; the chair recognized Senator Madla to explain the  
         difference between the committee substitute and the bill as  
         filed.  Senator Madla moved adoption of the committee  
         substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  Senator Madla moved that SB 1022 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 755 and recognized Senator Madla, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Witnesses  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  Senator Madla moved that SB 755 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senator Madla resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 556 and recognized Senator Deuell, in the  
         absence of the author, to explain the bill.  Witnesses  
  
         testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached  
         list.  Senator Madla moved that SB 556 be left pending; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         There being no further business, at 2:00 p.m. Senator Madla  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 2:01 p.m. the committee reconvened.  Senator Deuell requested  
         to be shown voting aye on CSSB1705 and CSSB 656; without  
         objection it was so ordered. 
          
         There being no further business, at 2:02 p.m. Senator Madla  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Frank Madla, Chair 
          
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         Hillery Stephens, Clerk