MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Thursday, February 9, 2017
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 Thursday, February 9, 2017, in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.036, at Austin, Texas.
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
Senator Jane Nelson, Chair |
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Senator Carlos Uresti |
Senator Juan Hinojosa, Vice Chair |
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Senator Paul Bettencourt |
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Senator Brian Birdwell |
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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 Schwertner |
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Senator Kel Seliger |
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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 9:03 AM. The following business was transacted:
The Chair laid out as a matter of pending business SB 1.
Testimony was heard on SB 1 – Article IV and Article VI. Witnesses testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.
Office of State Prosecuting Attorney
Office of Court Administration
Texas Indigent Defense Commission
State Law Library
Comptroller’s Department, Judiciary Section
Office of Capital and Forensic Writs
Special Provisions Relating to the Judiciary
General Land Office and Veterans’ Land Board
Texas Department of Agriculture
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Senator Nelson resumed the chair.
Animal Health Commission
Railroad Commission
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
Commission on Environmental Quality
Senator Nelson resumed the chair.
Soil and Water Conservation Board
Water Development Board
Senator Hinojosa assumed the chair.
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission
Senator Nelson resumed the chair.
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 5:16 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