MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION 
                              Tuesday, March 29, 2005 
                                     9:00 a.m. 
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on  
         Administration was held on Tuesday, March 29, 2005, in the  
         E1.714 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Chris Harris                    Senator Juan Hinojosa 
         Senator Leticia Van de Putte            Senator Kyle Janek 
                                                 Senator Florence Shapiro 
                                                 Senator Jeff Wentworth 
                                                 Senator John Whitmire 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.  The  
         following business was transacted:   
          
         The chair certified the Local and Uncontested Calendar  
         recommended list with the exception of SB 487 and SCR 8.   
         Without objection, it was so ordered. 
          
         The chair laid out SJR 6 and SB 1140 and recognized the author,  
         Senator Carona, to explain the bills.  Witnesses testifying and  
         registering on the bills are shown on the attached list.   The  
         chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Harris moved that SJR 6  
         and SB 1140 be left pending; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         There being no further business, at 9:20 a.m. Senator Harris  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Chris Harris, Chair 
          
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         Tara Rejino, Clerk