MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE 
                             Friday, September 19, 2003 
                           11:00 a.m. or upon adjournment 
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.012 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Jurisprudence  
         was held on Friday, September 19, 2003, in the Capitol  
         Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Robert Duncan                   None 
         Senator Mario Gallegos 
         Senator Kip Averitt 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. 
         Senator Todd Staples 
         Senator Royce West 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 11:11 a.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:  
          
         The chair laid out HB 1 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Nelson, to explain the bill.   Senator Averitt sent up  
         Committee Amendment 1. 
          
         Testimony was taken, witnesses are shown on the attached list. 
          
         Senator Averitt moved adoption of Committee Amendment 1.  The  
         motion carried with a record vote of 4 ayes, 3 nays, 0 present  
         not voting, and 0 absent.           
          
         Senator Averitt moved that Committee Amendment 1 be rolled into  
         the original bill, creating a new substitute; without objection,  
         it was so ordered.  Senator Averitt moved adoption of the new  
         committee substitute; the motion carried with a record vote of 4  
         ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3 and recognized the Senate sponsor,  
         Senator Staples, to explain the bill.  Senator Staples sent up a  
         committee substitute (Plan 01353C); the chair recognized Senator  
         Staples to explain the difference between the committee  
         substitute and the bill as filed.  Senator Staples moved  
         adoption of the committee substitute.  The motion carried with a  
  
         record vote of 4 ayes, 3 nays, 0 present not voting, and 0  
         absent.  Senators Lucio, Gallegos, West, and Averitt offered  
         closing remarks.  Senator Averitt moved that HB 3 do not pass  
         but that CSHB 3 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.      
          
         There being no further business, at 12:25 p.m. Senator Duncan  
         moved that the committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Robert Duncan, Chair 
          
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         Lucy Oliver, Clerk