CORRECTED MINUTES FOR MARCH 5, 1997 House Committee on Business & Industry 75th Legislature March 5, 1997 2:00 pm Capitol Extension, E2.014 By order of the chair, with no objections, the House Committee on Business and Industry on March 12, 1997, authorized the correction of the minutes for the committee hearing held on March 5, 1997. Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 1997, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Kim Brimer at 2:06 pm. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Brimer; Rhodes; Elkins; Giddings; Woolley (5). Absent: Representatives Corte; Dukes; Janek; Solomons (4). A quorum was present. (Representatives Corte and Dukes now present.) HB 1168 The chair laid out HB 1168. The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain the measure. Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken. (Representative Janek now present.) (Representative Solomons now present.) The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on HB 225: Representative Solomons, chair, Representatives Dukes and Giddings. The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on HB 1285: Representative Rhodes, chair, Representatives Corte and Woolley. The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on HB 1272: Representative Janek, chair, Representatives Corte and Elkins. The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on HB 1273: Representative Janek, Chair, Representatives Corte and Elkins. The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1172 The chair laid out HB 1172. The chair recognized Representative Sylvester Turner to explain the measure. Representative Brimer offered a complete committee substitute. Representative Brimer offered an amendment to the committee substitute. Testimony was taken. (Representative Rhodes in chair.) Testimony was taken. (Representative Brimer in chair.) Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Sylvester Turner to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. SB 228 The chair laid out SB 228. The chair recognized Representative Hightower to explain the measure. Representative Janek offered an amendment to the measure. Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the measure. Testimony was taken. (Representative Rhodes in chair.) Testimony was taken. (Representative Brimer in chair.) Testimony was taken. (Representative Rhodes in chair.) Testimony was taken. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 264 The chair laid out HB 264. The chair recognized Representative Van de Putte to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (Representative Solomons in chair.) Testimony was taken. (Representative Rhodes in chair.) The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1104 & HB 1633 The chair laid out HB 1104 and HB 1633. The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measures. Testimony was taken. Representative Woolley offered an amendment to HB 1104. Representative Dukes offered an amendment to HB 1104. Representative Elkins offered an amendment to HB 1104. Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute. The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measures. The bills were left pending without objection. At 7:27 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 3:00 pm on March 12, 1997 in E1.004. ______________________ Rep. Kim Brimer, Chair ______________________