MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
9:00 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, March 16, 2004, in the Capitol Extension, Room
E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Steve Ogden Senator Kip Averitt
Senator Judith Zaffirini Senator Kyle Janek
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos Senator Royce West
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator Todd Staples
Senator John Whitmire
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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The Committee heard invited testimony on State and Local Debt,
including the Committee's interim charges relating to the
Issuance of State Bonds, and Tuition Revenue Bond Authorization.
Witnesses testifying and registering on the interim charges are
shown on the attached list.
There being no further business, Senator Ogden moved that the
Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the Chair.
Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Steve Ogden, Chair
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Amy Jeter, Clerk