House Committee on Pensions & Investments
         75th Legislature
         March 4, 1997
         8:00 am 
         Capitol Extension
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 24, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing 
         and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Barry 
         Telford at 8:09 am.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel; 
                   Serna; Tillery; Williams (7).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Berlanga; Sadler (2).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 8
         
         The chair laid out HB 8.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Stiles to explain the measure.  
         
         Representative Telford offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Stiles to close on the measure.  
         
         Representative Woolley moved that HB 8, 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel; 
                   Serna; Tillery (6).
         
         Nays:     Representative Williams (1).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Berlanga; Sadler (2).
         
         HJR 8
         
         The chair laid out HJR 8.  
         
         (Representative Sadler now present.)  
         The chair recognized Rep. Stiles to explain the measure.  
         
 
         





         Representative Telford offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Serna moved that HJR 8, 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel; 
                   Sadler; Serna; Tillery (7).
         
         Nays:     Representative Williams (1).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Berlanga (1).
         
         HB 9
         
         The chair laid out HB 9.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Stiles to explain the measure.  
         
         Representative Woolley moved that HB 9 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel; 
                   Sadler; Serna; Tillery; Williams (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Berlanga (1).
         
         HB 1429
         
         The chair laid out HB 1429.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Stiles to explain the measure.  
         
         Representative Telford offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Stiles to close on the measure.  
         Representative Williams moved that HB 1429, 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel; 
                   Sadler; Serna; Williams (7).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Berlanga; Tillery (2).
         
         HB 724
         
         The chair laid out HB 724.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Serna to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Serna to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Sadler moved that HB 724 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel; 
                   Sadler; Serna; Williams (7).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Berlanga; Tillery (2).
         
         HB 475
         
         The chair laid out HB 475.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Craddick to explain the measure.  
         
         Representative Telford offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Rep. Craddick to close on the measure.  
         
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 475, 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel; 
                   Sadler; Serna; Williams (7).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Berlanga; Tillery (2).
         
         HB 683
         
         The chair recalled HB 683 from subcommittee.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 337
         
         (Representative Woolley in chair.)  
         
         The chair laid out HB 337.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Telford to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Telford offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         Representative Telford offered an amendment to the committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without 
         objection.
         
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments 
         into the committee substitute.  
         
         Representative Sadler moved that HB 337, 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel; 
                   Sadler; Serna (6).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
 
         





         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Berlanga; Tillery; Williams (3).
         
         At 9:25 am, 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. Barry Telford, Chair
         
         
         
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