MINUTES STANDING SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Tuesday, April 5, 2005 12:00 p.m. or upon adjournment Chairman Carona's Desk ***** Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of the Standing Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies & Economic Development was held on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at Chairman Carona's Desk ***** MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Senator John Carona None Senator Kip Averitt Senator Kim Brimer Senator Craig Estes Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. ***** The Chairman called the meeting to order. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: The Chairman laid out SB920, pending in committee. Senator Estes moved that SB 920 be reported favorably to the full Committee on Business and Commerce 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 0 absent. The Chairman laid out SB1318, pending in committee. Chairman Carona sent up a committee substitute; without objection it was so ordered. Senator Estes moved that SB 1318 do not pass but that CSSB 1318 be reported favorable to the full Committee on Business and Commerce 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 0 absent. The Chairman laid out SB1321, pending in committee. Senator Lucio, Jr. sent up a committee substitute; without objection it was so ordered. Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that SB 1321 do not pass but that CSSB 1321 be reported favorable to the full Committee on Business and Commerce 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 0 absent. The Chairman laid out SB 1096, pending in committee. Senator Lucio, Jr. sent up a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that SB 1096 do not pass but that CSSB 1096 be reported favorable to the full Committee on Business and Commerce 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 0 absent. The Chairman laid out SB 831, pending in committee. Senator Averitt sent up a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Lucio, Jr. sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted. Senator Lucio, Jr. requested unanimous consent to roll the amendment into a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Lucio, Jr. then moved that the committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Lucio moved that SB 831 do not pass but that CSSB 831 be reported favorable to the full Committee on Business and Commerce 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 0 absent. The Chairman laid out CSSB 657 and Amendment 1, pending in committee. Senator Averitt requested unanimous consent to roll the amendments into a committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Averitt then moved that the committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator Averitt moved that SB 657 do not pass but that CSSB 657 be reported favorable to the full Committee on Business and Commerce 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 0 absent. Senator Estes assumed the chair. The Chairman laid out SB 1142, pending in committee. The Chairman sent up a committee substitute; without objection it was so ordered. Senator Brimer moved that SB 1142 do not pass but that CSSB 1142 be reported favorable to the full Committee on Business and Commerce 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 0 absent. Senator Carona resumed the chair. There being no further business, Chairman Carona moved that the Committee be adjourned. Without objection, it was so ordered. _____________________________ Senator John Carona, Chair _____________________________ Mary McMahan, Clerk