MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOMELAND SECURITY

Thursday, March 15, 2007

10:30 a.m. or upon adjournment

Senate Chamber, Chairman's Desk

 

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Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security was held on Thursday, March 15, 2007, in the Senate Chamber, Chairman's Desk

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator John Carona Senator Kirk Watson Senator Kim Brimer Senator Rodney Ellis Senator Robert Nichols Senator Florence Shapiro Senator Eliot Shapleigh Senator Jeff Wentworth		None

Senator Tommy Williams

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 12:28 p.m.  There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted: 

 

The chair laid out SB 848 as pending business.

 

Senator Shapiro moved that SB 848 be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent.   

 

Senator Shapiro moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

The chair laid out SB 850 as pending business.

 

Senator Wentworth moved that SB 850 be reported favorably to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. 

 

Senator Wentworth moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

The chair laid out SB 985 as pending business.

 

Senator Williams sent up a committee substitute.  Senator Williams moved adoption of the committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.   

 

Senator Williams moved that SB 985 do not pass but that CSSB 985 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. 

 

Senator Williams moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

The chair laid out SB 995 as pending business. 

 

Senator Nichols sent up Committee Amendment 1 and moved adoption; without objection, the amendment was adopted. 

 

Senator Nichols requested unanimous consent to incorporate amendment into the committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Nichols then moved that the new committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

Senator Nichols moved that the committee reconsider the vote by which the substitute was adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.

 

Senator Shapleigh send up Committee Amendment 2.  The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

Senator Shapleigh requested unanimous consent to incorporate amendments into the committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Shapleigh then moved that the new committee substitute be adopted; without objection, it was so ordered.  Senator Shapleigh moved that SB 995 do not pass but that CSSB 995 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. 

 

At 12:36 p.m. Senator Watson assumed the chair. 

 

The chair laid out SB 621.

 

Senator Carona sent up a committee substitute; the chair recognized Senator Carona to explain the difference between the committee substitute and the senate bill as filed.  Senator Carona moved adoption of the committee substitute; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

Senator Carona moved that SB 621 do not pass but that CSSB 621 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion carried with a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nay, 0 present not voting, and 0 absent. 

 

Senator Carona moved that the bill be recommended for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

At 12:39 p.m. Senator Carona assumed the chair.

 

There being no further business, at 12:40 p.m. Senator Wentworth moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair.  Without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator John Carona, Chair

 

 

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John W. Webb, Clerk