MINUTES
Monday, February 10, 2003
10:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, Room E1.028
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Infrastructure Development
and Security Committee was held on Monday, February 10, 2003, in
the Capitol Extension, Room E1.028, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Steve Ogden Senator Jeff Wentworth
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator Bob Deuell
Senator Rodney Ellis
Senator Jon Lindsay
Senator Frank Madla
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
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The chair called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair announced the appointment of a Special Select
Subcommittee to be chaired by Senator Wentworth, with Senator
Deuell and Senator Shapleigh serving as subcommittee members.
The chair referred SB 172 and SB 199 to the subcommittee for
further consideration.
The committee considered the approval of committee minutes from
the previous hearing on February 3, 2003. Senator Madla moved
for approval, and Senator Deuell seconded the motion. There
being no objection, the committee minutes were approved.
The chair laid out SB 165 and recognized the author, Senator
Carona, to explain the bill. Witnesses testifying and
registering on the bill are shown on the attached list. Senator
Shapleigh sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Ogden
requested unanimous consent to incorporate the amendment into a
committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Ogden then moved that the new committee substitute be
adopted; without objection, it was so ordered. The chair moved
that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was
so ordered. Senator Ogden moved that SB 165 be left pending;
without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 193 and recognized the author, Senator
Barrientos, to explain the bill. The chair also recognized
Senator Jackson for comments on 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 Ogden moved that SB 193
be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 10:45 a.m. 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 Schwartz, Clerk