Minutes — Senate Committee on Business & Commerce (February 16, 2023)

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Minutes of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce public hearing on Thursday, February 16, 2023, in the Senate Chamber. Senator Charles Schwertner, Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:01 AM, and the minutes list no members absent. Invited testimony was taken on electricity, with the committee to consider proposals to improve the wholesale electric market design and strengthen the reliability of the Texas electric grid. Senator King and Senator Schwertner alternately assumed the chair. On the Chair's motion the committee stood in recess subject to the call of the chair at 2:12.

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MINUTES

SENATE
COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS & COMMERCE

Thursday,
February 16, 2023

9:00
AM

Senate
Chamber

*****

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, February 16,
2023, in the Senate Chamber.

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MEMBERS PRESENT: | MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Charles
 Schwertner, Chair | None
Senator Phil King, Vice
 Chair
Senator Brian Birdwell
Senator Donna Campbell
Senator Brandon
 Creighton
Senator Nathan Johnson
Senator Lois Kolkhorst
Senator José Menéndez
Senator Mayes Middleton
Senator Robert Nichols
Senator Judith
 Zaffirini

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The Chair called the
meeting to order at 9:01 AM. There being a quorum present, the following
business was transacted:

The following members
arrived after the roll was called: Senator Creighton, Senator Kolkhorst.

The Chair made opening
remarks.

The Chair opened invited
testimony (see attached witness list) for discussion on the following subject:

Electricity: Consider various
proposals to improve the wholesale electric market design and strengthen the
reliability of the Texas electric grid.

Senator King assumed the
chair. Senator Schwertner resumed the chair.

Senator King assumed the
chair. Senator Schwertner resumed the chair.

There being no further
business, at 2:12 the Chair moved that the Committee stand in recess subject to
the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.

__________________________________________

Senator Charles
Schwertner, Chair

__________________________________________

Annika Vandayar, Clerk

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