Committee Minutes — Senate Committee on Business & Commerce (February 4, 2025)

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These are minutes of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce for Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 11:00 AM or upon adjournment/recess. The public hearing convened in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.012, and the chair called the meeting to order at 12:32 PM, with a quorum present at 12:35 PM. Senator Schwertner is listed as Chair and Senator King as Vice Chair. Senator King moved adoption of the committee rules, and there was no objection. The Chair opened invited testimony, and at 3:13 PM Senator Schwertner moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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                                          MINUTES

                 SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS & COMMERCE
                              Tuesday, February 4, 2025
                         11:00 AM or upon adjournment/recess
                           Capitol Extension, Room E1.012

                                             *****

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 Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in the
Capitol Extension, Room E1.012, at Austin, Texas.

                                             *****

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

                                             *****

The chair called the meeting to order at 12:32 PM.

There being a quorum present at 12:35 PM, the following business was transacted:

The following members arrived after the roll was called:
Senator César Blanco
Senator Brandon Creighton
Senator Nathan Johnson
Senator Lois Kolkhorst
Senator José Menéndez
                                                  Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
                                                                                    Minutes
                                                                   Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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Senator Mayes Middleton
Senator Robert Nichols

Senator King moved adoption of the committee rules. There being no objection, it was so
ordered.

The Chair opened invited testimony (see attached witness list) for discussion.

Senator King assumed the chair.

Senator Schwertner resumed the chair.

There being no further business, at 3:13 PM Senator Schwertner moved that the Committee stand
recessed subject to the call of the chair. Without objection, it was so ordered.




__________________________________________
Senator Charles Schwertner, Chair




__________________________________________
Daniela Velez-Blanc, Clerk

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