House Committee on Ways & Means 
         76th Legislature 
         April 29, 1999 
         4:00 pm or upon adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk #61 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 29,  
         1999, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the Chair, Representative  
         Ren  Oliveira at 4:41 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen; Craddick;  
                   Davis, Yvonne; Hilbert; Keffer; Ramsay; Sadler (9). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Heflin; King, Tracy (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 175 
          
         The chair laid out HB 175 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bonnen moved that HB 175, 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; Hilbert; Keffer;  
                        Ramsay; Sadler (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Heflin; King, Tracy (2). 
          
         HB 1116 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1116 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Bonnen moved that HB 1116 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;  
                        Hilbert; Keffer; Ramsay; Sadler (7). 
  
         Nays:          Representatives Craddick; Davis, Yvonne (2). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Heflin; King, Tracy (2). 
          
         HB 1519 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1519 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Keffer offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Keffer moved that HB 1519, as amended, 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; Bonnen; Craddick;  
                        Davis, Yvonne; Hilbert; Keffer; Ramsay; Sadler  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representative McCall (1). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Heflin; King, Tracy (2). 
          
         HB 3623 
          
         The chair laid out HB3623 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Hilbert offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Craddick moved that HB3623, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Hilbert; Keffer;  
                        Ramsay; Sadler (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Heflin; King, Tracy (2). 
          
         At 5:00 pm , on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Ren  Oliveira, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         J.J. Garza, Clerk