MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Thursday, February 7, 2013

9:00 AM

Capitol Extension, Room E1.036

 

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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule 11.10 and 11.18, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance was held on Thursday, February 7, 2013, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:		MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Tommy Williams, Chair		Senator Royce West
Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair
Senator Bob Deuell
Senator Robert Duncan
Senator Kevin Eltife
Senator Craig Estes
Senator Glenn Hegar
Senator Joan Huffman
Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Senator Jane Nelson
Senator Dan Patrick
Senator Kel Seliger Senator John Whitmire Senator Judith Zaffirini

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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:01 AM. The following business was transacted:

 

The chair laid out Senate Bill 1 as pending business.

 

Testimony was heard on Article I - General Government. Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.

 

Commission on State Emergency Communications

 

Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.

 

Public Finance Authority

 

Bond Debt Service Payments

 

Bond Review Board

 

Commission on the Arts

 

Department of Information Resources

 

Testimony was heard on Article V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice. Witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list.

 

Department of Public Safety

 

Senator Williams resumed the chair.

 

Senator Whitmire assumed the chair.

 

Department of Criminal Justice

 

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

 

Juvenile Justice Department

 

Senator Williams resumed the chair.

 

Adjutant General’s Department

 

Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.

 

Alcoholic Beverage Commission

 

Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education

 

Special Provisions Relating to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Agencies 

 

Public testimony was heard.

 

Senator Williams resumed the chair. 

 

Senator Williams announced Workgroups and the Subcommittee.

 

I - General Government & VII - Economic Development

Senator Hinojosa - Co-Chair, Senator Deuell - Co-Chair, Senator Eltife, Senator Nelson, Senator West

 

II - Health and Human Services

Senator Nelson - Chair, Senator Deuell, Senator Huffman, Senator Patrick, Senator Zaffirini

 

Public Education

Senator Patrick - Chair, Senator Deuell, Senator Duncan, Senator Lucio, Senator West

 

Higher Education

Senator Duncan - Co-Chair, Senator Seliger - Co-Chair, Senator Hegar, Senator West, Senator Zaffirini

 

IV - Judiciary & V - Public Safety

Senator Whitmire - Chair, Senator Hinojosa, Senator Estes, Senator Huffman, Senator Patrick

 

VI - Natural Resources & VIII - Regulatory

Senator Estes – Chair, Senator Hinojosa, Senator Deuell, Senator Hegar, Senator Seliger

 

Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters

Senator Hegar - Chair, Senator Huffman, Senator Lucio, Senator Nelson, Senator Whitmire

 

Capital Needs

Senator Eltife - Chair, Senator Seliger, Senator Zaffirini

 

Community Colleges

Senator Duncan - Co-Chair, Senator Seliger - Co-Chair, Senator Eltife, Senator Lucio, Senator Whitmire

 

Compensation

Senator Duncan - Chair, Senator Whitmire, Senator Zaffirini

 

Senator Williams moved that SB 1 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered. 

 

There being no further business, at 4:04 PM Senator Williams moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Tommy Williams, Chair

 

 

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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk