House Committee on Business & Industry
         75th Legislature
         March 19, 1997
         2:00 pm or upon adjournment
         Capitol Extension, E2.014
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 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 
         5:37 pm. 
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Brimer; Rhodes; Corte; Dukes; 
                   Elkins; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (8).
         
         Absent:   Representative Janek (1).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 225
         
         The chair laid out HB 225 on subcommittee report. 
         
         Representative Solomons offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Solomons moved that HB 225, as substituted, be 
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation 
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the 
         following vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Brimer; Rhodes; Corte; Dukes; 
                        Elkins; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (8).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representative Janek (1).
         
         HB 1168
         
         The chair laid out HB 1168 on subcommittee report.  
         
         Representative Giddings offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         Representative Giddings moved that HB 1168, as substituted, be 
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation 
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the 
         following vote:  
 
         





         
         Ayes:          Representatives Brimer; Rhodes; Corte; Dukes; 
                        Elkins; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (8).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representative Janek (1).
         
         HB 381
         
         The chair laid out HB 381 on subcommittee report.  
         
         Representative Dukes offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the amendment.
         
         The amendment to the amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         Representative Dukes' amendment as amended was adopted without 
         objection.
         
         Representative Woolley moved that HB 381, as amended, be 
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation 
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the 
         following vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Brimer; Corte; Dukes; Elkins; 
                        Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (7).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representative Janek; Rhodes (2).
         
         SB 241
         
         The chair laid out SB 241, the companion bill to HB 109, which 
         was left pending by the committee on February 19, 1997.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Giddings moved that SB 241 be reported 
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do 
         pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following 
         vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Brimer; Rhodes; Corte; Dukes; 
                        Elkins; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (8).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
 
         





         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representative Janek (1).
         
         HB 428
         
         The chair laid out HB 428.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         
         HB 2204
         
         The chair laid out HB 2204.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1004
         
         The chair laid out HB 1004.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Dukes offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to close on 
         the measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 2133
         
         The chair laid out HB 2133.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Jackson to explain the 
         measure.  
 
         





         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Woolley offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         Representative Elkins offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Jackson to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Brimer moved that HB 2133, as amended, be 
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation 
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the 
         following vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Brimer; Corte; Dukes; Elkins; 
                        Giddings; Woolley (6).
         
         Nays:          None (0).
         
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         
         Absent:        Representatives Janek; Rhodes; Solomons (3).
         HB 976
         
         The chair laid out HB 976.  
         
         The chair explained the measure.  
         
         Representative Brimer offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair closed on the measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1305
         
         The chair laid out HB 1305.  
         
         The chair explained the measure.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair closed on the matter.
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         At 8:30 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, 
                        the meeting was adjourned subject to the call 
               
          
         





                        of the chair.  
         
         
         
         
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         Rep. Kim Brimer, Chair
         
         
         
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         Gilianne Carter, Clerk