MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON MASS VIOLENCE PREVENTION & COMMUNITY SAFETY, SELECT
Monday, October 21, 2019
2:00 PM (MDT)
The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
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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 Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety, Select was held on Monday, October 21, 2019, at The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: |
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
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Senator Joan Huffman, Chair |
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Senator Charles Perry |
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Senator Judith Zaffirini, Vice Chair |
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Senator Donna Campbell |
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Senator Kelly Hancock |
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Senator Jane Nelson |
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Senator José Rodríguez |
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Senator Larry Taylor |
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Senator John Whitmire |
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Senator Zaffirini, the acting chair, called the meeting to order at 2:03 PM (MDT). There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The chair made opening remarks and recognized Senator Rodriguez for an introductory statement.
The chair called the following panels to provide invited testimony (see attached witness list).
At 3:05 PM (MDT), Senator Huffman, chair, assumed the presiding duties.
The following witnesses testified and registered on the following interim charge (see attached witness list):
Learn firsthand, the personal, family, and community impact of mass shootings in Texas by hearing from victims of mass violence in Dallas, Santa Fe, Sutherland Springs, El Paso, and Midland/Odessa. Conduct hearings in Austin, El Paso, and the Midland/Odessa area to meet with victims and their families in those communities.
The chair moved that the public testimony be closed; without objection, it was so ordered.
There being no further business, at 8:38 PM (MDT) Senator Huffman moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.
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Senator Joan Huffman, Chair
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Sean Opperman, Committee Director