MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
9:00 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 Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations was held on Wednesday, May 4, 2005,
in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.028, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Frank Madla None
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Bob Deuell
Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr.
Senator Jeff Wentworth
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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out HB 596 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Seliger, to explain the bill. There were no witnesses
registering or testifying on this bill. The chair moved that
the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so
ordered. Senator Deuell moved that HB 596 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, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator Deuell moved
that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 214 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Fraser, to explain the bill. Senator Madla sent up a
committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Fraser to
explain the difference between the committee substitute and the
bill as filed. Senator Madla moved adoption of the committee
substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.
CSHB 214 was temporarily tabled.
The chair laid out pending business HB 259. Senator Brimer
moved that HB 259 be reported favorably to the Senate with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion
carried with a record vote of 3 ayes, 1 nay, 0 present not
voting, and 1 absent.
The chair laid out CSHB 214 that was temporarily tabled and
Senator Fraser continued to explain. There were no witnesses
registering or testifying for this bill. The chair moved that
the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so
ordered. Senator Deuell moved that HB 214 do not pass but that
CSHB 214 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 0
absent. Senator Deuell moved that the bill be recommended for
placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without
objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out pending business SB 1880. Senator Wentworth
moved that SB 1880 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 0 absent. Senator Deuell moved that the bill be
recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;
without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 1887 and recognized Senator Deuell, in the
absence of the author, to explain the bill. Witnesses
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 Deuell moved that SB 1887
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 0 absent.
Senator Deuell moved that the bill be recommended for placement
on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was
so ordered.
The chair laid out HCR 24 and recognized Senator Deuell, in the
absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill. Witnesses
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 Deuell moved that HCR 24
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 0 absent.
Senator Deuell moved that the bill be recommended for placement
on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was
so ordered.
The chair laid out HCR 128 and recognized Senator Deuell, in the
absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill. Witnesses
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 Deuell moved that HCR 128
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 0 absent.
Senator Deuell moved that the bill be recommended for placement
on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was
so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 265 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Eltife, 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 Madla moved that HB 265
be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 2549 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Janek, to explain the bill. Witnesses 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 Madla moved that HB 2549 be left pending to
await a quorum; without objection, it was so ordered. Upon
arrival of a quorum, Senator Deuell moved that HB 2549 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 0 absent. Senator
Gallegos, Jr. moved that the bill be recommended for placement
on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was
so ordered.
The Committee stood at ease.
The chair laid out SB 1886 and recognized the author, Senator
Lindsay, 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 Madla moved that SB 1886
be left pending to await a quorum; without objection, it was so
ordered. Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator Madla moved that SB
1886 be left pending.
The chair laid out SB 1888 and SB 1889 at the same time and
recognized the author, Senator Lindsay, to explain the bill.
Witnesses registering on both bills are shown on the attached
list. The chair moved that the public testimony be closed on SB
1888 and SB 1889; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator
Madla moved that SB 1888 and SB 1889 be left pending to await a
quorum; without objection, it was so ordered. Upon arrival of a
quorum, Senator Gallegos, Jr. moved that SB 1888 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 0 absent. Senator
Gallegos, Jr. moved that the bill be recommended for placement
on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was
so ordered. Upon arrival of a quorum, Senator Gallegos, Jr.
moved that SB 1889 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 0 absent. Senator Gallegos, Jr. moved that the bill
be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested
Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 263 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Shapiro, to explain the bill. Witnesses 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 Gallegos, Jr. moved that HB 263 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 0 absent. Senator
Gallegos, Jr. moved that the bill be recommended for placement
on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was
so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 1913 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Barrientos, to explain the bill. Witnesses 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 Gallegos, Jr. moved that HB 1913 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, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator
Gallegos, Jr. moved that the bill be recommended for placement
on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was
so ordered.
The chair laid out SB 1877 and recognized Senator Gallegos, Jr.,
in the absence of the author, to explain the bill. Senator
Gallegos, Jr. sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption;
without objection, the amendment was adopted. Witnesses
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 Gallegos, Jr. moved that
SB 1877, as amended, 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 0 absent. Senator Gallegos, Jr. moved that the bill
be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested
Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 2892 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Gallegos, Jr., to explain the bill. Senator Gallegos,
Jr. sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without
objection, the amendment was adopted. Witnesses 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 Gallegos, Jr. requested unanimous consent to
roll the amendment into the body of the bill creating a new
committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Gallegos, Jr. then moved that the committee substitute
be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered. Senator
Gallegos, Jr. moved that HB 2892 do not pass but that CSHB 2892
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 0 absent.
The chair laid out HB 1471 and recognized the Senate sponsor,
Senator Deuell, to explain the bill. Witnesses 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 Deuell moved that HB 1471 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, 0 present not voting, and 1 absent. Senator Deuell
moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &
Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 352 and recognized Senator Deuell, in the
absence of the Senate sponsor, to explain the bill. Witnesses
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 Deuell moved that HB 352
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 0 absent.
Senator Deuell moved that the bill be recommended for placement
on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was
so ordered.
Senator Gallegos, Jr. assumed the chair.
The chair laid out SB 1892 and recognized the author, Senator
Madla, to explain the bill. Witnesses 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 Madla moved that SB 1892 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 0 absent. Senator Madla moved that the
bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested
Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Madla resumed the chair.
Senator Gallegos, Jr. moved adoption of the minutes from the
hearing held on April 27, 2005; without objection, it was so
ordered.
Senator Wentworth asked for unanimous consent to be shown voting
aye on SB 1877, SB 1888, SB 1889, SB 1892, HB 263, HB 352, HB
2549, and CSHB 2892; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Brimer asked for unanimous consent to be shown voting
aye on SB 1877, SB 1887, SB 1888, SB 1889, SB 1892, CSHB 214, HB
263, HB 352, HB 1471, HB 1913, HB 2549, HCR 24, HCR 128, and SB
1880; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Gallegos asked for unanimous consent to be shown voting
aye on SB 1887, CSHB 214, HB 596, HCR 24, HCR 128, and SB 1880;
without objection, it was so ordered.
There was no action taken for the following bill(s): SB 1505.
There being no further business, at 10:14 a.m. Senator Madla
moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of
the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Frank Madla, Chair
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Christine Wright, Clerk