MINUTES

 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS & COMMERCE

Thursday, March 4, 2021

9:00 AM

Senate Chamber

 

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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 Business & Commerce was held on Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the Senate Chamber.

 

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MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Senator Kelly Hancock, Chair

 

None

Senator Robert Nichols, Vice Chair

 

 

Senator Donna Campbell

 

 

Senator Brandon Creighton

 

 

Senator Nathan Johnson

 

 

Senator José Menéndez

 

 

Senator Angela Paxton

 

 

Senator Charles Schwertner

 

 

Senator John Whitmire

 

 

 

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The chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM. Other members in attendance: Senator Carol Alvarado, Senator Drew Springer, and Senator Sarah Eckhardt. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:

 

Senator Hancock made opening remarks.

 

Senator Nichols moved that all testimony be limited to 3 minutes. Without objection, it was so ordered.

 

The Chair opened invited testimony on the following purpose:

 

The purpose of this hearing is to examine the financial impacts to the electric grid and market participants resulting from the extreme cold weather outages over February 14, 2021 to February 19, 2021

 

Witnesses testifying an registering are shown on the attached list.

 

There being no further business, at 1:11 PM Senator Hancock moves that the Committee stand in recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Kelly Hancock, Chair

 

 

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Kennedy Calvo, Clerk