MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Thursday, March 3, 2005
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, Room E1.036
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was
held on Thursday, March 3, 2005, in the Capitol Extension, Room
E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Steve Ogden Senator Royce West
Senator Judith Zaffirini
Senator Kip Averitt
Senator Gonzalo Barrientos
Senator Kim Brimer
Senator Bob Deuell
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Kyle Janek
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Florence Shapiro
Senator Eliot Shapleigh
Senator Todd Staples
Senator John Whitmire
Senator Tommy Williams
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The chair called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m. There being
a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out SB 1, the General Appropriations Bill, which
had been left pending at a previous hearing. Witnesses
registering and providing testimony are shown on the attached
list.
The chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to lay out the workgroup
recommendations for Article II.
At 8:46 a.m. Senator Zaffirini assumed the chair.
At 8:49 a.m. Senator Ogden resumed the chair.
Senator Staples moved to pend the rider on page 85 relating to
the Health and Human Services Commission of the workgroup
recommendations for Article II. Without objection, it was so
ordered.
Senator Nelson moved to amend Item 4 on page 25 relating to the
Department of Family and Protective Services of the workgroup
recommendations for Article II. Without objection, it was so
ordered.
Senator Shapleigh moved to leave the riders on pages 53, 54, and
55 relating to the Department of State Health Services in the
workgroup recommendations for Article II. Without objection, it
was so ordered.
Senator Shapleigh moved to amend Items 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 on
page 79 relating to the Health and Human Services Commission of
the workgroup recommendations for Article II. Senator Shapleigh
withdrew the motion; without objection, it was so ordered.
Senator Shapleigh moved to pend the riders on pages 58 and 90
relating to the Department of State Health Services and the
Health and Human Services Commission, respectively, of the
workgroup recommendations for Article II. There being one
objection, there was a roll call vote. The motion failed with a
record vote of 4 ayes, 10 nays, 0 present not voting, and 1
absent.
Senator Zaffirini moved to adopt the workgroup recommendations
for Article II as amended, with the exception of pending items.
Senator Nelson seconded the motion. There was a roll call vote.
The motion carried with a record vote of 12 ayes, 2 nays, 0
present not voting and 1 absent.
Senator Ogden moved that SB 1 be left pending; without
objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 10:11 a.m. Senator Ogden
moved that the Committee stand recessed until 9:00 a.m. Monday,
March 7, 2005. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Steve Ogden, Chair
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Amy Jeter, Clerk