House Committee on Ways & Means
76th Legislature
April 15, 1999
12:00 pm or upon adjournment
House Chamber, Desk #61
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 15,
1999, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal
meeting and was called to order by the Chair, Representative
Ren Oliveira at 12:10 pm .
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen; Craddick;
Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert; Keffer; King, Tracy;
Ramsay (10).
Absent: Representative Sadler (1).
A quorum was present.
HB 767
The chair laid out HB 767 as pending business.
(Representative Sadler now present.)
Representative McCall offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative McCall moved that HB 767, as amended, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;
Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;
Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2220
The chair laid out HB 2220 as pending business.
Representative Hilbert offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Craddick moved that HB 2220, as amended, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;
Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;
Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2574
The chair laid out HB 2574 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3034
The chair laid out HB 3034 as pending business.
Representative Hilbert moved that HB 3034 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;
Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;
Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3197
The chair laid out HB 3197 as pending business.
Representative Sadler offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Ramsay moved that HB 3197, as substituted, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;
Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;
Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3252
The chair laid out HB 3252 as pending business.
Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Craddick moved that HB 3252, as substituted, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;
Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;
Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3600
The chair laid out HB 3600 as pending business.
Representative McCall moved that HB 3600 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;
Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;
Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3211
The chair laid out HB 3211 as pending business.
Representative Craddick offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Craddick moved that HB 3211, as amended, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;
Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;
Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3541
The chair laid out HB 3541 as pending business.
Representative Hilbert moved that HB 3541 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;
Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;
Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 374
The chair recalled HB 374 from subcommittee.
Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Heflin offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
Representative Heflin moved that HB 374, 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 McCall; Bonnen; Craddick;
Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert; Keffer; King,
Tracy; Ramsay (9).
Nays: Representative Sadler (1).
Present not Voting: Representative Oliveira (1).
Absent: None (0).
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments
into a committee substitute.
HB 3616
The chair laid out HB 3616 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 12:39 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. Ren Oliveira, Chair
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J.J. Garza, Clerk