House Committee on State Affairs
         75th Legislature
         February 17, 1997
         2:00 pm 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 12, 1997, the House 
         Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was 
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Steven Wolens at 
         2:07 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Wolens; Brimer; Carter; Counts; 
                   Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin; Longoria; 
                   Ramsay; Stiles (11).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado; Craddick; 
                   McCall (4).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 600
         
         The chair laid out  HB 600.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Stiles offered a complete committee substitute, 
         which was laid out by the chair. 
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         (Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado; Craddick; and 
         McCall now present.)  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the 
         measure.
         
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
         
         The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named later 
         by the chair.
         
         HB 255, HB 499, and HB 679
         
         The chair laid out HB 255, HB 499, and HB 679, and announced 
         that due to similarities in the three bills that HB 255 was 
         chosen by the three authors as the bill to be considered by the 
         committee.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the 
         measure.  
         Representative Carter offered a complete committee substitute, 
 
         





         which was laid out by the chair.
         
         Testimony was taken.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.  The 
         chair referred HB 255, HB 499, and HB 679 to a subcommittee to 
         be named later by the chair.
         
         HB 67
         
         The chair laid out HB 67.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Hilbert offered a complete committee substitute, 
         which was laid out by the chair.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         At 4:13 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, 
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.  Due 
         to a power outage, HB 66 was not laid out, and HB 67 was left 
         pending as the committee was hearing testimony on the bill when 
         the power outage occurred.
         
         
         
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