MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE AFFAIRS
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
2:30 PM or upon
adjournment (24-hour rule suspended)
Senator Duncan's Desk
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Pursuant to suspension of Senate Rule 11.10 and
11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on State Affairs was held on
Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at Senator Duncan's Desk.
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MEMBERS
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MEMBERS
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Senator Robert Duncan, Chair |
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None |
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Senator Bob Deuell, Vice Chair |
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Senator Rodney Ellis |
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Senator Troy Fraser |
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Senator Joan Huffman |
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Senator Mike Jackson |
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Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. |
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Senator Leticia Van de Putte |
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Senator Tommy Williams |
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The chair called the meeting to order at 2:35 PM.
There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair laid out as a matter of pending business
SB 1285. Senator Williams moved that SB
1285 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 nays, 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 as a matter of pending business
SB 1286. Senator Williams moved that SB
1286 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 nays, 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.
Senator Deuell assumed the chair.
The chair laid out as a matter of pending business
SB 1664. Senator Duncan sent up a
committee substitute and moved adoption of the committee substitute; without
objection, it was so ordered. Senator Duncan moved that SB 1664 do not pass but
that CSSB 1664 be reported back to the Senate with the recommendation that it
do pass and be printed. The motion carried with a record vote of 8 ayes, 1 nay,
0 present not voting, and 0 absent.
Senator Duncan resumed the chair.
Senator Ellis asked unanimous consent to be shown voting
aye on SB 1285 and SB 1286; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 2:40 PM Senator
Duncan moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the
chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Robert Duncan, Chair
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Erin Fry, Clerk