Minutes — Senate Committee on Business & Commerce (February 26, 2021)

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Minutes of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce public hearing on Friday, February 26, 2021, in the Senate Chamber, called to order at 9:00 AM by the chair, Senator Kelly Hancock. Other members in attendance were Senator Sarah Eckhardt, Senator Bob Hall, Senator Borris Miles and Senator Royce West. The chair opened invited testimony on extreme weather condition preparedness and the circumstances that led to the power outages, and the minutes list witnesses testifying and registering on an attached list. Senator Hancock moved at 6:53 PM that the committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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MINUTES

SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS &
COMMERCE

Friday, February 26, 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 Friday,
February 26, 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 Sarah Eckhardt, Senator Bob Hall, Senator Borris Miles, and Senator
Royce West. There being a quorum present, the following business was
transacted:

The
Chair opened invited testimony on the following purpose:

The
purpose of this hearing is to examine extreme weather condition preparedness
and circumstances that led to the power outages as directed by Electric
Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The committee will also review generator
preparedness and performance, utility outage practices, natural gas supply, and
the reliability of renewable generation, as well as overall ERCOT system
resilience.

Witnesses
testifying and registering are shown on the attached list.

There
being no further business, at 6:53 PM Senator Hancock moved that the Committee
stand recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so
ordered.

__________________________________________

Senator
Kelly Hancock, Chair

__________________________________________

Kennedy
Calvo, Clerk

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