MINUTES

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Thursday, February 2, 2017

9:00 AM

Capitol Extension, Room E1.036

*****

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 2, 2017, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.

*****

MEMBERS PRESENT:	MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Jane Nelson, Chair	Senator Joan Huffman
Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair	Senator Charles Schwertner
Senator Paul Bettencourt	Senator Larry Taylor
Senator Brian Birdwell	Senator Royce West
Senator Kelly Hancock
Senator Lois Kolkhorst
Senator Robert Nichols
Senator Kel Seliger
Senator Carlos Uresti
Senator Kirk Watson
Senator John Whitmire

*****

The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:03 AM. The following business was transacted:

The Chair laid out as a matter of pending business SB 1.

Testimony was hearing on SB 1 – Article I.  Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.

Office of the Attorney General

Office of the Governor

Trusteed Programs, Office of the Governor

Secretary of State

Texas Facilities Commission

Texas Public Finance Authority

Bond Review Board

State Office of Risk Management

Public testimony was heard.

Senator Nelson closed public testimony.

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

There being no further business, at 1:02 PM Senator Nelson moved that the Committee be adjourned. Without objection, it was so ordered.

__________________________________________

Senator Jane Nelson, Chair

__________________________________________

Stephanie Hoover, Clerk