MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
1:00 p.m. or upon adjournment
Senate Chamber
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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, May 14, 2003, in the Senate
Chamber at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Rodney Ellis Senator Bill Ratliff
Senator Jeff Wentworth
Senator Kenneth Armbrister
Senator Teel Bivins
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator John Whitmire
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The chair called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out HB 2455 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Nelson, to explain the bill. Senator Brimer sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Nelson 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. The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;
without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ellis moved that
HB 2455 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 1218 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Nelson, to explain the bill. Senator Brimer sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Nelson 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. The chair moved that the public testimony be closed;
without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ellis moved that
HB 1218 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 1241 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Janek, 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 HB 1241
be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 1401 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Carona, to explain the bill. No witnesses testified or
registered on this bill. The chair moved that the public
testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Ellis moved that HB 1401 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 3024 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Armbrister, to explain the bill. No witnesses testified
or registered on this bill. The chair moved that the public
testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Ellis moved that HB 3024 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 1166 and recognized Senator Wentworth, in
the absence of the Senate sponsor, Senator Shapleigh, to explain
the bill. No witnesses testified or registered on this bill.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ellis moved that HB 1166
be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 2485 and recognized Senator Armbrister, in
the absence of the Senate sponsor, Senator Ratliff, to explain
the bill. Senator Armbrister sent up Committee Amendment 1.
Senator Armbrister requested unanimous consent to roll the
amendment into a committee substitute; without objection, it was
so ordered. No witnesses testified or registered on this bill.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Ellis moved that CSHB
2485 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 599 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Jackson, to explain the bill. Senator Armbrister sent
up Committee Amendment 1 and pulled it down. Senator Brimer
sent up Committee Amendment 2 and pulled it down. Senator
Wentworth sent up Committee Amendment 3 and pulled it down.
Senator Whitmire sent up Committee Amendment 4 and pulled it
down. Senator Wentworth sent up Committee Amendment 5 and
pulled it down. 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 HB 599 be left pending;
without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 6:45 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