MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Tuesday, September 21, 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, September 21, 2004, in the Capitol Extension,
Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Steve Ogden Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Judith Zaffirini Senator Kyle Janek
Senator Kip Averitt Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator Bob Deuell Senator Todd Staples
Senator Robert Duncan Senator John Whitmire
Senator Florence Shapiro Senator Tommy Williams
Senator Royce West
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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. The
following business was transacted:
The Committee heard invited testimony regarding Article IV and
Article VIII agencies' FY 06 and 07 Legislative Appropriations
Request and other budget matters. Witnesses registering and
testifying on the subject are shown on the attached list.
At 10:55 a.m. Senator Ogden moved that the Committee stand
recessed for 10 minutes; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Committee reconvened at 11:10 a.m.
Invited testimony resumed.
At 11:43 a.m. Senator Ogden moved that the Committee stand
recessed until 1:00 p.m.; without objection, it was so ordered.
The Committee reconvened at 1:01 p.m.
Invited testimony resumed.
There being no further business, at 3:15 p.m. Senator Ogden
moved that the Committee stand recessed until 1:00 p.m. on
Monday, September 27, 2004. Without objection, it was so
ordered.
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Senator Steve Ogden, Chair
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Amy Jeter, Clerk