MINUTES 
                                           
                    SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION 
                                Tuesday, May 3, 2005 
                           11:00 a.m. or upon adjournment 
                                   Senate Chamber 
                                           
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         Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rules 11.10 and 11.18, a public  
         hearing of the Senate Committee on Government Organization was  
         held on Tuesday, May 3, 2005, in the Senate Chamber at Austin,  
         Texas. 
          
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         MEMBERS PRESENT:                        MEMBERS ABSENT: 
         Senator Rodney Ellis                     
         Senator Kevin Eltife 
         Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. 
         Senator Chris Harris 
         Senator Mike Jackson 
         Senator Jane Nelson 
         Senator John Whitmire 
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         The chair called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.  There being  
         a quorum present, the following business was transacted:   
          
         Senator Nelson moved that she be shown voting with the chair;  
         without objection, it was so ordered.  
          
         The chair called up HB 1015 by Jackson which was previously  
         explained. Senator Harris moved that HB 1015 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  
         Jackson moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair called up HB 1155 by Shapleigh which was previously  
         explained. Senator Jackson moved that HB 1155 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 Harris  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair called up HB 1820 by Eltife which was previously  
         explained. Senator Jackson sent up a committee substitute which  
         was previously explained.  Senator Jackson moved adoption of the  
         committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   
  
         Senator Jackson moved that HB 1820 do not pass but that CSHB  
         1820 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 Eltife moved that the bill be recommended for placement  
         on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was  
         so ordered.   
          
         The chair called up HB 2274 by Carona which was previously  
         explained. Senator Jackson moved that HB 2274 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  
         Jackson moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair called up HB 2377 by Ellis which was previously  
         explained. Senator Jackson moved that HB 2377 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  
         Jackson moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the  
         Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so  
         ordered.   
          
         The chair called up HB 2379 by Ellis which was previously  
         explained.  Senator Eltife moved that HB 2379 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 Eltife  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         The chair called up SB 452 by Wentworth which was previously  
         explained. Senator Eltife moved that SB 452 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 Eltife  
         moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local &  
         Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
         Senators Whitmire and Gallegos moved that they be shown voting  
         with the chair on any bills that they missed; without objection  
         it was so ordered.  
          
         There being no further business, at 3:34 p.m. Senator Ellis  
         moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of  
         the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered.   
          
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         Senator Rodney Ellis, Chair 
          
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         Vanessa McMahan, Clerk