CORRECTED MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 19, 1997 
          
         House Committee on Business & Industry 
         75th Legislature 
         February 19, 1997 
         2:00 pm  
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 14, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the Chair, Representative Kim Brimer at  
         2:03 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
        Present:   Representatives Brimer; Rhodes; Giddings; Janek;  
                   Woolley (5). 
          
    Absent:        Representatives Corte; Dukes; Elkins; Solomons (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 225 
          
         The chair laid out HB 225.  The chair recognized  
         Representative Pitts to explain the measure.   
          
         Representative Rhodes offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken on bill.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representatives Corte; Dukes; Elkins; and Solomons now  
         present.)   
          
         HB 109 
          
         The chair laid out HB 109.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken on bill. 
           
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
         measure. 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 740 
          
         The chair laid out HB 740.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken on bill. 
          
         (Representative Rhodes in chair.)   
          
         (Representative Brimer in chair.)   
          
         (Representative Rhodes in chair.)   
          
         (Representative Brimer in chair.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 1171 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1171.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Alvarado to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Dukes offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Testimony was taken on bill.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Alvarado to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 878 
          
         The chair laid out HB 878.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Rhodes offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         Maria Tamez submitted written information to committee. 
          
         Testimony was taken on bill.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 381 
          
         The chair laid out HB 381.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken on bill.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 6:57 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until 2:00 pm on Wednesday, February  
         26, 1997. 
          
         ______________________                  ______________________ 
         Rep. Kim Brimer, Chair                  Gilianne Carter, Clerk