MINUTES 
                                           
                SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & TRADE 
                              Thursday, April 7, 2005 
                           10:00 a.m. or upon adjournment 
                              At Senator Lucio's desk 
                                           
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         Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule  
         11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on International  
         Relations & Trade was held on Thursday, April 7, 2005, in the At  
         Senator Lucio's desk 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.                None 
         Senator Eliot Shapleigh 
         Senator John Carona 
         Senator Kevin Eltife 
         Senator Craig Estes 
         Senator Kel Seliger 
         Senator Judith Zaffirini 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         At 1:04 p.m. Senator Shapleigh assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 1500 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.  Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that  
         SB 1500 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.  Senator Lucio, 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 1202 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Lucio, Jr., to explain the bill.  Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that  
         SB 1202 be reported favorably to the Senate with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion  
         carried with a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not  
         voting, and 0 absent.  Senator Lucio, Jr. moved that the bill be  
         recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         At 1:06 p.m. Senator Lucio, Jr. resumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 827 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Zaffirini, to explain the bill.  Senator Zaffirini sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Zaffirini to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Zaffirini moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Zaffirini moved that SB 827 do not pass but that CSSB  
         827 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that  
         it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record  
         vote of 7 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.   
         Senator Zaffirini moved that the bill be recommended for  
         placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without  
         objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         There was no action taken for the following bill(s):  
         SB 1737 
          
         There being no further business, at 1:09 p.m. Senator Carona  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair 
          
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         LeAnn Gallegos, Clerk