MINUTES

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Friday, February 7, 2025

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 Friday, February 7, 2025, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.

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MEMBERS PRESENT:	MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Joan Huffman, Chair	Senator Judith Zaffirini
Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair
Senator Carol Alvarado
Senator Paul Bettencourt
Senator Donna Campbell
Senator Brandon Creighton
Senator Pete Flores
Senator Bob Hall
Senator Lois Kolkhorst
Senator Robert Nichols
Senator Angela Paxton
Senator Charles Perry
Senator Charles Schwertner
Senator Royce West

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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:07 AM. There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:

The Chair made opening remarks.

The Chair laid out SB 1.

Testimony was heard on SB 1 – Article III, Higher Education.  Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.

Texas Southern University

Texas A&M University System Administration

Texas A&M Department of Emergency Management

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service

Texas A&M Forest Service

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University - Galveston

Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.

Prairie View A&M University

Tarleton State University 

Senator Huffman resumed the chair.

Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Texas A&M University - San Antonio

Texas A&M International University

West Texas A&M University

East Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University Texarkana 

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center

University of Houston System Administration

University of Houston

University of Houston – Downtown

Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.

University of Houston - Clear Lake

University of Houston - Victoria

University of Houston College of Medicine

Senator Huffman resumed the chair.

The Chair closed public testimony.

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

There being no further business, at 3:36 PM 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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Stephanie Hoover, Clerk