House Committee on Ways & Means 75th Legislature March 25, 1997 3:00 pm Reagan Building, 106 Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 1997, a revised posting on March 24, 1997, and an announcement on the house floor on March 25, 1997, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Tom Craddick at 1:20 pm. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Craddick; Ramsay; Grusendorf; Heflin; Horn; Thompson (6). Absent: Representatives Holzheauser; Oliveira; Stiles; Telford; Williamson (5). A quorum was present. HB 890 (Representative Ramsay in chair.) The chair laid out HB 890. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 602 The chair laid out HB 602. The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1879 The chair laid out HB 1879. The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure. Representative Ramsay offered an amendment to the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2832 The chair laid out HB 2832. The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 3043 and HB 3044 (Representative Craddick in chair.) The chair laid out HB 3043 and HB 3044. The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measures. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measures. The bills were left pending without objection. HB 2465 (Representative Ramsay in Chair.) The chair laid out HB 2465. The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure. Representative Craddick offered an amendment to the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure. The amendment was withdrawn. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2515 The chair laid out HB 2515. The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (Representative Craddick in Chair.) The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. SB 582 The chair laid out SB 582. The chair recognized Representative Holzheauser to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Holzheauser to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 375 The chair laid out HB 375. Testimony was taken. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 720 The chair laid out HB 720 as pending business. The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on Administrative Tax. At 3:30 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. ______________________ Rep. Tom Craddick, Chair ______________________