House Committee on Business & Industry
76th Legislature
March 23, 1999
2:00 pm
Capitol Extension, E2.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 1999, the House
Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and
was called to order by the Chair, Representative Kim Brimer at
2:20 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley (9).
Absent: None (0).
A quorum was present.
HB 2054
The chair laid out HB 2054 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Solomons moved that HB 2054, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1522
The chair laid out HB 1522 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Siebert to explain the
measure.
Representative Siebert offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Siebert moved that HB 1522, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 542
The chair laid out HB 542 as pending business and explained
the measure.
Representative Woolley moved that HB 542 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 729
The chair laid out HB 729 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the
measure.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Solomons moved that HB 729, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1778
The chair laid out HB 1778 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Representative Giddings offered a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Brimer offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
Representative Giddings moved that HB 1778, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments
into the committee substitute.
HB 2511
The chair laid out HB 2511 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Representative Giddings offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Giddings moved that HB 2511, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2512
The chair laid out HB 2512 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Representative Giddings offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Giddings moved that HB 2512, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2509
The chair laid out HB 2509 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the
measure.
Representative Dukes offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Dukes moved that HB 2509, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Giddings; Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley
(9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2510
The chair laid out HB 2510 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the
measure.
Representative Dukes offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Dukes moved that HB 2510, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
HB 2513
The chair laid out HB 2513 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the
measure.
Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Ritter moved that HB 2513, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
HB 2514
The chair laid out HB 2514 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the
measure.
Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Ritter moved that HB 2514, 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; Dukes; Corte; George;
Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
SB 478, SB 479
The chair laid out SB 478 and SB 479 concurrently.
The chair recognized Representative George to explain the
measures.
Representative George moved that SB 478 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent
Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Corte; George;
Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
Representative George moved that SB 479 be reported favorably
to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and
be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent
Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Corte; George;
Ritter; Siebert; Solomons; Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Giddings (1).
HB 23
The chair laid out HB 23.
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the
measure.
Representative Siebert offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2420
The chair laid out HB 2420
The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the
measure.
Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 450
The chair laid out HB 450
The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 756
The chair laid out HB 756.
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 548
The chair laid out HB 548
The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2653
The chair laid out HB 2653
The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 537
The chair laid out HB 537
The chair recognized Representative Danburg to explain the
measure.
Representative Woolley offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Dukes in chair.)
(Representative Brimer in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Danburg to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 537.
The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on
HB 537: Representative Woolley, Chair, Representatives Corte
and Ritter.
The chair directed that the March 16, 1999 minutes for the
House Committee on Business & Industry be corrected. The
corrected minutes were authorized without objection.
At 6:30 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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Brandon Aghamalian, Clerk