MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
1:00 p.m. or upon adjournment
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 Government
Organization was held on Wednesday, April 30, 2003, in the Betty
King Committee Hearing Room, 2E.20, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Rodney Ellis Senator Kenneth
Armbrister
Senator Jeff Wentworth Senator Bill Ratliff
Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator John Whitmire
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The chair called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out SB 1154 and recognized the author, Senator
Shapleigh, to explain the bill. Senator Brimer sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Shapleigh to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. Senator Ellis moved adoption of the committee
substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. No
witnesses testified or registered on the bill. The chair moved
that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was
so ordered. Senator Ellis moved that SB 1154 do not pass but
that CSSB 1154 be reported back to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
carried with a record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 2 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 1403 and recognized the author, Senator
Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill. Senator Brimer sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Lucio, Jr. to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. Senator Ellis 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. The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;
without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ellis moved that
SB 1403 do not pass but that CSSB 1403 be reported back to the
Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The motion carried with a record vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0
present not voting, and 2 absent. Senator Ellis moved that the
bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested
Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 1331 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying
and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. The
chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Wentworth moved that HB
1331 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, 1 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 1879 and recognized the author, Senator
Van de Putte, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. The
chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ellis moved that SB 1879
be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that
it do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record
vote of 5 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 2 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 791 and recognized Senator Van de Putte,
in the absence of the author, Senator West, to explain the bill.
Senator Wentworth had a question regarding this bill. Senator
Ellis moved that SB 791 be left pending; without objection, it
was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 1819 and recognized the author, Senator
Van de Putte, to explain the bill. Senator Wentworth sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Van de Putte
to explain the difference between the committee substitute and
the bill as filed. Senator Ellis moved that SB 1819 be left
pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
No action was taken on SB 790.
There being no further business, at 2:40 p.m. Senator Ellis
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Rodney Ellis, Chair
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Karen Domino, Clerk