MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
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 Wednesday, February 13, 2019, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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Senator Jane Nelson, Chair |
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Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair |
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Senator Paul Bettencourt |
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Senator Brian Birdwell |
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Senator Donna Campbell |
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Senator Peter Flores |
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Senator Kelly Hancock |
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Senator Joan Huffman |
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Senator Lois Kolkhorst |
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Senator Robert Nichols |
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Senator Charles Perry |
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Senator Larry Taylor |
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Senator Kirk Watson |
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Senator Royce West |
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Senator John Whitmire |
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:02 AM. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The Chair laid out as a matter of pending business SB 1.
Testimony was heard on SB 1 – Article III and Article IX. Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.
Texas Tech System Administration
Texas Tech University
Angelo State University
Texas Tech Health Science Centers
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center at El Paso
Baylor College of Medicine
The University of Texas System Administration
At 10:51 AM Senator Nelson moved that the Committee stand recessed until 15 minutes after a meeting to take place upon adjournment of the Senate. Without objection, it was so ordered.
At 1:06 PM the Committee reconvened.
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
The University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at Tyler
The University of Texas System Health Science Centers
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
University of Houston System Administration and University of Houston
University of Houston - Downtown
University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Houston - Victoria
Texas State Technical College System
Public Community/Junior Colleges
LBB Presentation on Special Provisions Relating Only to Higher Education and Components of Texas State Technical College
Article IX – Special Provisions
Public testimony was heard.
The Chair closed public testimony.
Senator Nelson moved that SB 1 be left pending; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 6:30 PM Senator Nelson moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Jane Nelson, Chair
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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk