MINUTES 
                                           
                         SENATE COMMITTEE ON JURISPRUDENCE 
                              Tuesday, March 29, 2005 
                           12:30 p.m. or upon adjournment 
                              Senator Wentworth's desk 
                                           
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         Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of  
         the Senate Committee on Jurisprudence was held on Tuesday, March  
         29, 2005, at Senator Wentworth's desk 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Jeff Wentworth                  Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr.             Senator Juan Hinojosa 
         Senator Kip Averitt 
         Senator Robert Duncan 
         Senator Royce West 
                                           
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         The clerk called roll. 
          
         At 1:01 p.m. Senator Gallegos, Jr. assumed the chair.   
          
         The chair laid out SB 145 and recognized the author, Senator  
         Wentworth, to explain the bill.  Senator Wentworth sent up a  
         committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Wentworth to  
         explain the difference between the committee substitute and the  
         bill as filed.  Senator Wentworth moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
         Senator Wentworth moved that SB 145 do not pass but that CSSB  
         145 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that  
         it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by a record vote  
         of 3 ayes, 2 nays, 0 present not voting, and 2 absent.   
          
         There was no action taken for the following bills:  SB 165 and  
         SB 349. 
          
         There being no further business, at 1:07 p.m. Senator Gallegos,  
         Jr. moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call  
         of the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Jeff Wentworth, Chair 
          
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         Stephanie Hoover, Clerk