House Committee on Ways & Means 75th Legislature April 23, 1997 4:00 pm Capitol Extension, E2.012 Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 1997, and an announcement on the House Floor, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Tom Craddick at 10:15 pm. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Craddick; Ramsay; Grusendorf; Heflin; Horn; Oliveira (6). Absent: Representatives Holzheauser; Stiles; Telford; Thompson; Williamson (5). A quorum was present. HB 2540 The chair laid out HB 2540. The chair recognized Representative Mowery to explain the measure. Representative Craddick offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Mowery to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 252 The chair laid out HB 252. The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Marchant to close on the measure. (Representative Holzheauser now present.) The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1201 The chair laid out HB 1201. The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1750 The chair laid out HB 1750. The chair recognized Representative "Buddy" West to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative "Buddy" West to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2120 The chair laid out HB 2120. The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on Property Tax. HJR 36 and HB 347 The chair laid out HJR 36 and HB 347. The chair recognized Representative Siebert to explain the measures. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Siebert to close on the measures. The chair referred the bills to the Subcommittee on Property Tax. HB 2808 The chair laid out HB 2808. The chair recognized Representative Edwards to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Edwards to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HJR 58 The chair laid out HJR 58. The chair recognized Representative Shields to explain the measure. Representative Heflin offered an amendment to the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Shields to close on the measure. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HJR 40 The chair laid out HJR 40. The chair recognized Representative "Buddy" West to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative "Buddy" West to close on the measure. The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on Property Tax. HB 3034 The chair laid out HB 3034. The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure. The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on Administrative Tax. HB 3488 The chair laid out HB 3488. The chair recognized Representative Holzheauser to explain the measure. Representative Holzheauser offered a complete committee substitute. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Holzheauser to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 2622 The chair laid out HB 2622. The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 3306 The chair laid out HB 3306. The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 3320 The chair laid out HB 3320. The chair recognized Representative Horn to explain the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 3317 The chair laid out HB 3317. The chair recognized Representative Horn to explain the measure. Representative Horn offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 3319 The chair laid out HB 3319. The chair recognized Representative Horn to explain the measure. Representative Horn offered an amendment to the measure. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. At 11:30 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 ______________________ Chas Semple, Clerk