Overview
Texas State Archives
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Senate committee
minutes
1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008
bulk
1999-2008
The Texas Senate's basic business is conducted according to the committee system whereby permanent,
general, and special bodies, determined and formed by the rules of the
chamber,
are appointed to consider bills introduced in the legislature and to advise
on
their disposition. Minutes, witness lists, attachments, notes, printed materials, and a
proclamation of Texas Senate and Joint Committees from 1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008, bulk 1999-2008, document, in a thorough but summary fashion,
the
official actions of Senate committees during the 56th through 60th, 62nd through 66th, and
76th
through 80th Legislatures.
6.95 cubic
ft. These materials are written in English.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in
the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned
to storage areas by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
None.
Agency History
The size of the Texas Legislature and the volume of work confronting
it each session make thoughtful deliberation on the many proposed measures
by
the entire membership impossible. For this reason, the basic business in
the
Senate is conducted according to the committee system whereby permanent,
general, and special bodies, determined and formed by the rules of the
chamber,
are appointed to consider bills introduced in the legislature and to advise
on
their disposition. The committee stage in the deliberative process is at
the
core of legislative politics since the fate of bills under consideration
hinges
on committee action.
The Texas Constitution provides that no bill may be considered on the
floor of a chamber by its members unless the bill first has been referred
to a
committee and the committee has issued its report on the bill. When a bill
is
introduced or received in the Senate from the House of Representatives for
consideration, it is read for the first time by its caption and referred by
the
lieutenant governor to an appropriate committee. Known as standing
committees,
these bodies are created in the rules of the Senate at the beginning of
each
regular session and generally consist of seven to 15 members. The Senate
does
not provide subject matter jurisdictions for its committees. Although the
lieutenant governor is free to refer legislation in the Senate to any
standing
committee, unofficial subject matter jurisdictions are usually established
and
followed to prevent duplication of effort by committees. The membership of
committees is determined entirely by appointment by the lieutenant
governor.
Senators typically sit on three or four committees each. The Senate
usually has 15 standing committees at any one time.
Immediately after a bill has been referred to committee, a
determination must be made as to whether a fiscal note or other impact
statement is required and, if so, a copy of the bill is sent to the
Legislative
Budget Board for preparation of the note or statement. In preparing the
note or
statement, the Legislative Budget Board may consult the state agencies
affected
by the legislation. The Senate requires a copy of the fiscal note be
provided
to the committee members before the bill is reported from committee and
includes the note as part of the senate committee report. A bill requiring
extensive analysis is often assigned to a subcommittee of the standing
committee to which the bill has been referred. Subcommittees are appointed
by
the committee chair from the standing committee's membership. After careful
scrutiny of the bill under consideration, the subcommittee makes a report
to
the full committee.
Special committees are appointed to research and make recommendations on a topic of particular focus within a timeframe narrower than usually allowed to subcommittees. Of these, joint or legislative oversight committees have memberships drawn from both the House and Senate, while select committee members are from a single legislative body. Under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1961, the committee system was expanded, and provisions were made whereby standing, special, and general investigating committees created by each body could function whether or not the legislature was in session.
All committee business is required to be conducted in open meetings.
No official action or vote may be taken except in a meeting that is open to
the
public; testimony may be heard and official action may be taken at any
meeting
of a senate committee or subcommittee. Although a committee is not required
to
solicit public testimony on any bill referred to it, public testimony is
almost
always solicited on bills of outstanding importance, allowing citizens the
opportunity to present arguments on different sides of an issue. In the
Senate,
a public hearing must be held on a bill before it can be reported from
committee and notice of the meeting must be posted at least 24 hours in
advance.
(Sources include: Guide to Texas State Agencies, 11th ed. (2001); and the Texas Senate Committees web page http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/Commit.htm, accessed February 9, 2011.)
Scope and Contents of the Records
The Texas Senate's basic business is conducted according to the committee system whereby permanent,
general, and special bodies, determined and formed by the rules of the
chamber,
are appointed to consider bills introduced in the legislature and to advise
on
their disposition. Minutes, witness lists, attachments, notes,
printed materials, and a proclamation of Texas Senate and Joint Committees
from
1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008, bulk 1999-2008, document, in a thorough
but
summary fashion, the official actions of Senate committees during the 56th through 60th, 62nd
through 66th, and 76th through 80th Legislatures. Committees known to be
absent from records of the 76th through 80th Legislatures are noted in the
series descriptions but are not noted for the 56th through 66th
Legislatures.
Minutes from all meetings held may not be present; empty folders are noted
within the contents listing. See the section below,
Other Formats for the Records, for alternate
sources of Senate committee minutes. The majority of minutes describe the
consideration of legislation and the votes of the committee members.
Witness
lists of citizens who testified or registered for or against a particular
piece
of legislation are frequently attached to the minutes. Of special note are
the
minutes of the Committee of the Whole Senate, 76th Legislature, which met
only
once, on December 28, 2000, to elect an acting Lieutenant Governor to
replace
Lt. Governor Rick Perry following his succession of George W. Bush as
Governor
of Texas.
Committees and subcommittees represented in holdings are:
Standing Senate Committees
- Senate Committee on Administration
- Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (and Subcommittee on
Border Affairs, Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Development)
- Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
- Senate Economic Development Committee
- Senate Committee on Education (and Subcommittee on Higher
Education)
- Senate Finance Committee (and Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education)
- Senate Committee on Government Organization
- Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (and predecessor
committees: Senate Health Committee, Senate Committee on Human
Services)
- Senate Committee on Human Resources, Subcommittee on
Consumer Affairs
- Senate Committee on Infrastructure Development and
Security
- Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (and Subcommittee on Flooding and Evacuations)
- Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade
- Senate Jurisprudence Committee (and Subcommittee on Civil
Matters, Subcommittee on Criminal Matters, Subcommittee on Workmen's
Compensation)
- Senate Natural Resources Committee (and Subcommittee on
Agriculture; Subcommittee on Agriculture and Coastal Resources; Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Coastal Resources; Subcommittee on Water)
- Senate Nominations Committee
- Senate Committee on Redistricting
- Senate Committee on State Affairs
- Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security
- Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations
(and Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure)
- Senate Committee of the Whole
Joint and Special Interim Committees
- Joint Agriculture Policy Committee
- Bexar Metropolitan Water District Legislative Oversight Committee
- Interim Committee on Binational Health Benefit Plan
Coverage
- Special Committee on Border Affairs
- Select Interim Committee to Study the Practice of Breeding White-Tailed and Mule Deer
- Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Select Committee on Education Reform and Public School Finance
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Edwards Aquifer
- Joint Committee on Oversight of
Electric Utility Restructuring
- Joint Committee on Oversight of Electronic
Government Projects
- Interim Committee to Study the Power of Eminent Domain
- Environmental Flows Advisory Group
- Joint Interim Committee on Mandated Health Benefits
- Joint Select Committee to Study the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool Deficit
- Joint Interim Committee on Health Services
- Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education
- Joint Committee on Legislative Oversight on Higher Education
- Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Excellence
Funding
- Legislative Oversight Committee on Long-Term Care
- Medicaid Reform Legislative Oversight Committee
- Joint Select Committee to Study the Medical Peer Review Process
- Joint Committee on Natural Resource Public Interest
Counsel
- Joint Committee on Nutrition and Health in Public Schools
- Joint Committee on Permits Processing at TCEQ (Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality)
- Joint Study Commission on Availability of Pre-Owned Heavy Duty Commercial Motor Vehicles
- Legislative Study Committee on Private Participation in Toll Projects
- Special Committee on Prompt Payment of Health Care
Providers
- Property and Casualty Insurance Legislative Oversight
Committee
- Joint Legislative Property Tax Committee
- Joint Interim Committee on Private Activity Bonds
- Select Committee on Public School Accountability
- Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance
- Special Committee on State Employee Compensation
Benefits
- Legislative Oversight Committee on TEXAS and Teach for Texas
Grant Programs
- Texas Quarter Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee
- Study Commission on Transportation Financing
- Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and
Universities
- Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Uninsured
- Joint Interim Committee on the Study Commission on Water for
Environmental
Flows
- Joint Committee on State Water Funding
- Select Committee on Water Policy (and Interim Subcommittee on
the Lease of State Water Rights)
- Joint Committee on Water Resources
- Joint Select Committee on Windstorm Coverage and Budget Impact
- Select Interim Committee on Worker's Compensation
- Joint Select Committee on Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily
reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to
provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
Organization
These records are organized by State Archives staff into three series:
- Senate standing committee minutes, 1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008, bulk
1999-2008, 6.45 cubic ft.
- Joint and special interim committee minutes, 1974, 1999-2008, bulk 2000-2008, 0.4 cubic ft.
- Senate committee additional documentation, 1999-2003, 0.1 cubic
ft.
Index Terms
The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Corporate Names:
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Administration.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Business and Commerce.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Business and Commerce. Subcommittee on Border
Affairs.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Business and Commerce. Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Development.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Criminal Justice.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Economic
Development Committee.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee on
Education.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Education. Subcommittee on Higher
Education.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Finance
Committee.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Finance
Committee. Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Government Organization.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Health and Human Services.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Health
Committee.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Human Services.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Human Resources. Interim Subcommittee on Consumer
Affairs.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Infrastructure Development and Security.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Intergovernmental Relations.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Intergovernmental Relations. Subcommittee on Flooding and Evacuations.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on International Relations and Trade.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate.
Jurisprudence Committee.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate.
Jurisprudence Committee. Subcommittee on Civil
Matters.Texas.
Legislature. Senate.
Jurisprudence Committee. Subcommittee on Criminal
Matters.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate.
Jurisprudence Committee. Subcommittee on Workmen's Compensation.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Natural
Resources Committee.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Natural
Resources Committee. Subcommittee on
Agriculture.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Natural
Resources Committee. Subcommittee on
Agriculture and Coastal Resources.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Natural
Resources Committee. Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Rural Affairs, and Coastal Resources.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Natural
Resources Committee. Subcommittee on
Water.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Nominations
Committee.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Redistricting.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on State Affairs.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Transportation and Homeland Security.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Veterans Affairs and Military Installations.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
on Veterans Affairs and Military Installations. Subcommittee
on Base Realignment and Closure.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Committee
of the Whole.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Agriculture Policy
Committee.
Texas.
Legislature. Bexar Metropolitan Water District Legislative Oversight Committee.Texas.
Legislature. Interim Committee on Binational Health
Benefit Plan Coverage.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Special
Committee on Border Affairs.
Texas.
Legislature. Select Interim Committee to Study the Practice of Breeding White-Tailed and Mule Deer.Texas.
Legislature. Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Select Committee on Education Reform and Public School Finance.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Committee on Oversight of
Edwards Aquifer.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Committee on Oversight of
Electric Utility Restructuring.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Committee on Oversight of
Electronic Government Projects.
Texas.
Legislature. Interim Committee to Study the Power of Eminent Domain.Texas.
Legislature. Environmental Flows Advisory Group.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Interim Committee on Mandated
Health Benefits.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Select Committee to Study the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool Deficit.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Interim Committee on Health
Services.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Interim Committee on Higher
Education.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Committee on Legislative
Oversight on Higher Education.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Interim Committee on Higher
Education Excellence Funding.
Texas.
Legislature. Legislative Oversight Committee on
Long-Term Care.Texas.
Legislature. Medicaid Reform Legislative Oversight Committee.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Select Committee to Study the Medical Peer Review Process.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Committee on Natural Resource
Public Interest Counsel.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Committee on Nutrition and Health in Public Schools.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Committee on Permits Processing
at TCEQ.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Study Commission on Availability of Pre-Owned Heavy Duty Commercial Motor Vehicles.Texas.
Legislature. Legislative Study Committee on Private Participation in Toll Projects.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Special
Committee on Prompt Payment of Health Care Providers.
Texas.
Legislature. Property and Casualty Insurance
Legislative Oversight Committee.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Legislative Property Tax
Committee.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Interim Committee on Private
Activity Bonds.
Texas.
Legislature. Select Committee on Public School Accountability.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Select Committee on Public
School Finance.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Special
Committeee on State Employee Compensation Benefits.
Texas.
Legislature. Legislative Oversight Committee on
TEXAS and Teach for Texas Grant Programs.
Texas Quarter Dollar Coin
Design Advisory Committee.
Texas. Study Commission on Transportation Financing.Texas. Special
Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities.
Texas. Blue
Ribbon Task Force on the Uninsured.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Interim Commitee on the Study
Commission on Water for Environmental Flows.Texas.
Legislature. Joint Commitee on State Water Funding.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Select
Committee on Water Policy.
Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Interim
Subcommittee on the Lease of State Water Rights.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Committee on Water
Resources.Texas. Legislature. Joint Select Committee on Windstorm Coverage and Budget Impact.Texas.
Legislature. Senate. Select
Interim Committee on Worker's Compensation.
Texas.
Legislature. Joint Select Committee on Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission.
Subjects:
Legislative
bodies--Texas.
Legislation--Texas.
Document Types:
Minutes--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008.
Notes--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008.
Proclamations--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008.
Lists--Legislative
bodies--Texas--1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008.
Functions:
Legislating.
Related Material
The following materials are offered as possible
sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the
records. The listing is not exhaustive.
Texas State Archives
For records of an individual Senate
committee or legislator, please contact Archives staff for information
and/or
see the finding aids for Legislative holdings on display in the Archives
Reading Room and in the Texas State Library's on-line catalog.
Strays collection, Legislature strays, Committee minutes, 1929-1932, 0.3
cubic ft.Texas Legislature, Joint Select Committee on
Workers' Compensation Insurance, Records, 1927, 1938, 1971-1991, undated,
19
cubic ft.Texas Legislature, Senate, Economic Development Committee, Records, 1974-1999, 94.7 cubic ft.
Texas Legislature, Senate, Natural Resources
Committee,
Records, 1940, 1956-1957, 1971-1984, 1989-1997, 2001, bulk 1989-2001, 29.1 cubic
ft.Texas Legislature, Senate, Nominations Committee, Records, 1981-1990, bulk 1983-1990, 11.3 cubic ft.
Texas, Legislature, Senate, Bill histories
and audiotapes of committee meetings and floor debates, 1972-2000,
approximately 1,750 audiotapes.
[access through Reference]
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the series), Senate committee minutes,
Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
Processing Information
Processed by Nancy Enneking, August 2001
Finding aid converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by TARO using the
conversion stylesheet v1to02.xsl, July 22, 2003
Two accessions of minutes added by Rebecca
Romanchuk, March 2005
Three accessions of minutes added, and DACS compliance by Rebecca
Romanchuk, May 2010
Accession Information
Accession numbers: 1987/071, 1987/102, 2001/100, 2001/137, 2004/070,
2005/105, 2007/078, 2007/097, 2010/098
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas State Library Publications Clearinghouse on January 9, 1987 and
February
23, 1987; by the Texas Secretary of the Senate on February 13, 2001;
December
4, 2003; January 26, 2005; February 9, 2007; and May 20, 2010; by the Texas Senate's Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations on July 9, 2001; and by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on December 19, 2006.
Other Formats for the Records
An additional resource of Senate committee minutes is available at the
Senate of Texas committee archives web page (http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/CmArch.htm)
for minutes and other documentation of committees from the 75th Legislature
to
the last completed legislature. Choose the link "Current Committees" on
that
page to access minutes and other documentation of Senate committees for the
current legislature.
Detailed Description of the Records
Senate standing committee minutes,
1959-1967, 1972-1979,
1999-2008,
bulk
1999-2008,
6.45 cubic ft.
The Texas Senate's basic business is conducted according to the committee system whereby permanent,
general, and special bodies, determined and formed by the rules of the
chamber,
are appointed to consider bills introduced in the legislature and to advise
on
their disposition. Minutes, witness lists, attachments, notes,
printed materials, and a proclamation of Texas Senate and Joint Committees
from
1959-1967, 1972-1979, 1999-2008, bulk 1999-2008, document, in a thorough
but
summary fashion, the official actions of Senate committees during the 56th through 60th, 62nd
through 66th, and 76th through 80th Legislatures. Minutes from all meetings
held may not be present; minutes known to be absent and empty folders are noted
within the contents listing. Committees of the 76th Legislature absent from these records are the Senate
Committee on Nominations, the Subcommittee on Technology and Business Growth
(of the Committee on Economic Development), and the Subcommittee on
Infrastructure (of the Committee on State Affairs). Holdings for committees of
the 56th through 66th Legislatures are not complete. The majority of minutes
describe the consideration of legislation and the votes of the committee
members. Witness lists of citizens who testified or registered for or against a
particular piece of legislation are frequently attached to the minutes. Of
special note are the minutes of the Committee of the Whole Senate, 76th
Legislature, which met only once, on December 28, 2000, to elect an acting
Lieutenant Governor to replace Lt. Governor Rick Perry following his succession
of George W. Bush as Governor of Texas.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by State Archives staff in alphabetical order by committee and
then chronologically under each committee. Within each file the minutes are in
reverse chronological order.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Senate standing committee minutes, Senate committee
minutes, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information Accession numbers: 1987/071, 1987/102, 2001/100, 2001/137, 2004/070, 2005/105, 2007/078, 2007/097, 2010/098
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas State Library Publications Clearinghouse on January 9, 1987 and February 23, 1987; by the Texas Secretary of the Senate on February 13, 2001; December 4, 2003; January 26, 2005; February 9, 2007; and on May 20, 2010; by the Texas Senate's Committee on Intergovernmental Relations on July 9, 2001; and by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on December 19, 2006.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in
the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned
to storage areas by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Processing InformationProcessed by Nancy Enneking, August 2001
Two accessions added by Rebecca Romanchuk, March 2005
Three accessions added, and DACS compliance by Rebecca Romanchuk, May 2010
Senate Committee on
Administration
1987/071
66th Legislature, Regular Session,
1979
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 3rd, and 4th Called
Sessions, and Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Called Sessions, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007
Senate Committee on Business and
Commerce
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Subcommittee on Border Affairs,
Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular and 4th Called Sessions, and
Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular, 1st and 3rd Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062007/09779th Legislature, Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Development, Regular Session and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 20072010/098-180th Legislature, Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Development, Regular Session, 2007
Senate Committee on Criminal
Justice
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular and 4th Called Sessions, and
Interim,
2003-2005
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular, 1st and 3rd Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007
Senate Economic
Development Committee
1987/071
66th Legislature, Regular Session,
1979
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
Senate Committee on
Education
1987/071
65th Legislature, Regular and 2nd Called Sessions,
1977-1978
1987/071
66th Legislature, Regular Session,
1979
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Subcommittee on Higher Education,
Regular Session,
1999
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular, 3rd and 4th Called
Sessions, and Interim,
2003-2004
2005/105
78th Legislature, Subcommittee on Higher Education,
Regular and 4th Called Sessions, and Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062007/09779th Legislature, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Regular and 3rd Called Session, and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-20082010/098-180th Legislature, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Finance Committee
1987/102
65th Legislature, Regular Session,
1977
1987/102
66th Legislature, Regular Session,
1979
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular, 3rd and 4th Called
Sessions, and Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062007/09779th Legislature, Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education, Regular Session and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2009
Senate Committee on Government
Organization
2004/070-1
78th Legislature, Regular, 1st and 4th Called
Sessions, and Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular and 3rd Called Sessions, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Committee on Health and Human
Services
2001/100-2
Senate Health Committee, 76th Legislature,
Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2001/100-2
Senate Committee on Human Services, 76th Legislature,
Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular and 4th Called Sessions, and
Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular and 1st Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Committee on Human
Resources
1987/102
64th Legislature, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs,
Interim,
1976
Senate Committee on Infrastructure
Development and Security
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 3rd and 4th Called
Sessions, and Interim,
2003-2004
Senate Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations
2001 Accession Box 1 (2001/137)
62nd Legislature, 4th Called Session,
1972
1987/071
63rd Legislature, Regular Session,
1973
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular and 1st Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-20082010/098-180th Legislature, Subcommittee on Flooding and Evacuations, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Committee on International
Relations and Trade
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
1987/102
65th Legislature, Regular Session,
1977
1987/102
65th Legislature, Subcommittee on Civil Matters,
Regular Session,
1977
1987/102
65th Legislature, Subcommittee on Criminal Matters,
Regular Session,
1977
1987/102
65th Legislature, Subcommittee on Workmen's
Compensation, Regular Session,
1977
1987/071
66th Legislature, Subcommittee on Civil Matters,
Regular Session,
1979
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 3rd, and 4th Called
Sessions, and Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Natural
Resources Committee
1987/102
65th Legislature, Regular Session,
1977
1987/102
65th Legislature, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Regular
Session and Interim,
1977-1978
1987/102
65th Legislature, Subcommittee on Water, Regular
Session,
1977
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Regular
Session,
1999
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Regular
Session,
2001
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 3rd, and 4th Called
Sessions, and Interim,
2003-2004
2005/105
78th Legislature, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Regular
Session,
2003
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular, 1st and 2nd Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062007/09779th Legislature, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Coastal Resources, Regular Session, 20052007/09779th Legislature, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Coastal Resources, 3rd Called Session and Interim, 20062010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-20082010/098-180th Legislature, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Coastal Resources, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Nominations Committee
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session,
2001
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular and 4th Called Sessions,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular Session, 20052010/098-180th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007
Senate Committee on
Redistricting
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Interim,
2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
Senate Committee on State
Affairs
2007/07856th Legislature, Regular, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Called Sessions, 19592007/07859th Legislature, Regular Session, 19652007/07860th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967[2 folders]
1987/071
64th Legislature, Regular Session,
1975
1987/102
65th Legislature, Regular Session,
1977
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular and 1st Called Sessions, and
Interim,
2003-2005
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular, 1st and 2nd Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-280th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security2007/09779th Legislature, Regular and 3rd Called Sessions, and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-280th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs
and Military Installations
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Regular and 4th Called Sessions, and
Interim,
2003-2004
2005/105
78th Legislature, Subcommittee on Base Realignment and
Closure, Regular Session,
2003
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular Session, and Interim, 2005-20062007/09779th Legislature, Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure, Regular Session and Interim, 2005-20062010/098-280th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-20082010/098-280th Legislature, Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure, Regular Session and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate Committee of the Whole
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Interim,
December 28,
2000
2004/070-1
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2000-2001
[Note: Includes meeting transcripts in addition
to minutes.]
2007/09779th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005[empty folder]2010/09880th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007
Joint and special interim committee minutes,
1974,
1999-2008,
bulk
2000-2008,
0.4 cubic ft.
The Texas Senate's basic business is conducted according to the committee system whereby permanent,
general, and special bodies, determined and formed by the rules of the
chamber,
are appointed to consider bills introduced in the legislature and to advise
on
their disposition. Special committees are appointed to research and make recommendations on a topic of particular focus within a timeframe narrower than usually allowed to subcommittees. Minutes, witness lists, attachments, notes,
and printed materials of Texas joint and special interim committees from 1974,
1999-2008, bulk 2000-2008, document, in a thorough but summary
fashion, the official actions of Senate committees during the 63rd and the 76th
through 80th Legislatures. Minutes from all meetings held may not be present;
minutes known to be absent and empty folders are noted within the contents
listing.
Committees absent from these records are: (76th Legislature) Advisory Council
on the Digital Economy; (78th Legislature) Legislative Oversight Committee on
Edwards Aquifer, Legislative Oversight Committee on Electronic Government
Projects; (80th Legislature) Select Committee on Economic Development, Joint Committee on Oversight of Edwards Aquifer, Joint Committee on Oversight of HHS (Health and Human Services) Eligibility System, Joint Committee on the Use of the Sales Tax of Sporting Goods, Committee on Health and Long-Term Care Insurance Incentives. Only one committee is present from the 63rd Legislature. The majority
of minutes describe the consideration of legislation and the votes of the
committee members. Witness lists of citizens who testified or registered for or
against a particular piece of legislation are frequently attached to the
minutes.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by State Archives staff in alphabetical order by committee
subject and then chronologically under each committee. Within each file the
minutes are in reverse chronological order.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Joint and special interim committee minutes,
Senate committee minutes, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information Accession numbers: 1987/102, 2001/100, 2004/070, 2005/105, 2007/097, 2010/098
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas State Library Publications Clearinghouse on February 23, 1987; and by the Texas Secretary of the Senate on February 13, 2001; December
4, 2003; January 26, 2005; February 9, 2007; and May 20, 2010.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in
the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned
to storage areas by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Processing InformationProcessed by Nancy Enneking, August 2001
Two accessions added by Rebecca Romanchuk, March 2005
Two accessions added, and DACS compliance by Rebecca
Romanchuk, May 2010
2001/100-2
Joint Agriculture Policy Committee, 76th Legislature,
Interim,
2000
2010/098-2Bexar Metropolitan Water District Legislative Oversight Committee, 80th Legislature, Interim, 2007-2008
2004/070-2
Interim Committee on Binational Health Benefit Plan
Coverage, 77th Legislature, Interim
[Note: no minutes in folder.]
2001/100-2
Special Committee on Border Affairs, 76th Legislature,
Regular Session and Interim,
1999-2000
2010/098-2Select Interim Committee to Study the Practice of Breeding White-Tailed and Mule Deer, 80th Legislature, Interim, 20082010/098-2Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee, 80th Legislature, Interim, 2008-20092007/097Senate Select Committee on Education Reform and Public School Finance, 79th Legislature, Interim, 2006
Joint Committee on Oversight of Edwards Aquifer:
2004/070-277th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2001[empty folder]2007/09779th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005[empty folder]
Joint Committee on Oversight of Electric Utility Restructuring:
2001/100-2
76th Legislature, Interim,
2000
2004/070-2
77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, Interim,
2004
2004/070-2
Joint Committee on Oversight of Electronic
Government Projects, 77th Legislature, Interim,
2002
2007/097Interim Committee to Study the Power of Eminent Domain, 79th Legislature, Interim, 20062010/098-2Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group, 80th Legislature, Interim, 2008
2001/100-2
Joint Interim Committee on Mandated Health Benefits, 76th
Legislature, Interim,
2000
2007/097Joint Select Committee to Study the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool Deficit, 79th Legislature, 2005[empty folder]
2004/070-2
Joint Interim Committee on Health Services, 77th
Legislature, Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education, 78th
Legislature, Interim,
2003-2004
2005/105
Joint Committee on Legislative Oversight on Higher Education,
78th Legislature, Interim,
2004
2004/070-2
Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education Excellence
Funding, 77th Legislature, Interim,
2002
Legislative Oversight
Committee on Long-Term Care:
2004/070-2
77th Legislature, Interim,
2001-2002
[Note: minutes from October 8, 2002 not
present in folder.]
2005/105
78th Legislature, Interim
[empty folder]
2010/098-2Medicaid Reform Legislative Oversight Committee, 80th Legislature, Interim, 2007-20082007/097Joint Select Committee to Study the Medical Peer Review Process, 79th Legislature, Interim, 2006[empty folder]
2004/070-2
Joint Committee on Natural Resource Public Interest
Counsel, 77th Legislature, Regular Session and Interim
[Note: no minutes in folder.]
2005/105
Joint Committee on Nutrition and Health in Public
Schools, 78th Legislature, Interim,
2004
2005/105
Joint Committee on Permits Processing at TCEQ (Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality), 78th Legislature, Regular
Session
[empty folder]
2007/097Study Commission on Availability of Pre-Owned Heavy Duty Commercial Motor Vehicles, 79th Legislature, Interim, 20062010/098-2Legislative Study Committee on Private Participation in Toll Projects, 80th Legislature, Interim, 2008
2004/070-2
Special Committee on Prompt Payment of Health Care
Providers, 77th Legislature, Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
Property and Casualty Insurance Legislative Oversight Committee,
78th Legislature, Interim,
2004
1987/102
Joint Legislative Property Tax Committee, 63rd
Legislature, Interim,
1974
2004/070-2
Joint Interim Committee on Private Activity Bonds, 77th
Legislature, Interim,
2002
2010/098-2Select Committee on Public School Accountability, 80th Legislature, Interim, 2008
Joint Select Committee on Public School
Finance:
2004/070-2
77th Legislature, Interim,
2001-2002
2005/105
78th Legislature, 2nd and 3rd Called Sessions, and
Interim,
2003-2004
2007/09779th Legislature, Interim, 2006[empty folder]
2004/070-2
Special Committee on State Employee Compensation
Benefits, 77th Legislature, Interim,
2002
2001/100-2
Legislative Oversight Committee on TEXAS and Teach for
Texas Grant Programs, 76th Legislature, Interim,
2000
2001/100-2
Texas Quarter Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee,
76th Legislature, Interim,
2000
2007/097Study Commission on Transportation Financing, 79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, and Interim, 2006
2001/100-2
Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and
Universities, 76th Legislature, Interim,
1999-2000
2001/100-2
Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Uninsured, 76th
Legislature, Interim,
1999-2000
2005/105
Joint Interim Committee on the Study Commission on Water for
Environmental Flows, 78th Legislature, Interim,
2004
2010/098-2Joint Committee on State Water Funding, 80th Legislature, Interim, 2008
Select Interim Committee on Water Policy:
2005/105
78th Legislature, Interim,
2004
2005/105
78th Legislature, Interim Subcommittee on the Lease
of State Water Rights,
2003-2004
2004/070-2
Joint Committee on Water Resources, 77th Legislature,
Interim
[Note: no minutes in folder.]
2007/097Joint Select Committee on Windstorm Coverage and Budget Impact, 79th Legislature, Interim, 2006[empty folder]
2005/105
Select Interim Committee on Worker's Compensation, 78th
Legislature, Interim,
2004
2010/098-2Joint Select Committee on the Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, and Interim, 2007-2008
Senate committee additional documentation,
1999-2003,
0.1 cubic ft.
The Texas Senate's basic business is conducted according to the committee system whereby permanent,
general, and special bodies, determined and formed by the rules of the
chamber,
are appointed to consider bills introduced in the legislature and to advise
on
their disposition. Records include lists of committee assignments, contacts,
schedules, and charges ranging from the 76th through 78th Legislatures of the
Texas Senate, 1999-2003.
Arrangement
These records are arranged chronologically by State Archives staff.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Senate committee additional documentation,
Senate committee minutes, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information Accession numbers: 2001/100, 2004/070, 2005/105
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Secretary of the Senate on February 13, 2001; December
4, 2003; and January 26, 2005.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in
the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned
to storage areas by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Processing InformationProcessed by Nancy Enneking, August 2001
Two accessions added by Rebecca Romanchuk, March 2005
DACS compliance by Rebecca Romanchuk, May 2010
2001/100-2
Loose interim committee assignments and Senate telephone
list, 76th Legislature,
1999-2000
2004/070-2
List of Senate standing and special committees with
members and committee schedules, 77th Legislature,
2001-2002
2005/105
Senate Interim Committee charges for standing
committees, 78th Legislature,
2003