House Committee on Ways & Means 
         76th Legislature 
         May 20, 1999 
         12:00 pm or upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk #61 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 20,  
         1999, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the Chair, Representative  
         Ren  Oliveira at 12:47 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen; Craddick;  
                   Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay;  
                   Sadler (10). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Hilbert (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 5 
          
         The chair laid out SB 5 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Davis, Yvonne offered amendment #1 to the  
         committee substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Oliveira offered amendment #2 to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
           
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative McCall moved that SB 5, 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; Heflin; Keffer; King,  
                        Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (10). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Hilbert (1). 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         into the committee substitute.   
  
         SB 441 
          
         The chair laid out SB 441 as pending business.   
          
         Representative McCall offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Sadler moved that SB 441, 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; Heflin; Keffer; King,  
                        Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (10). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Hilbert (1). 
          
         SB 9 
          
         The chair laid out SB 9 as pending business.   
          
         Representative McCall moved that SB 9 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; Keffer; Ramsay  
                        (8). 
          
         Nays:          Representative King, Tracy (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hilbert; Sadler (2). 
          
         SB 329 
          
         The chair laid out SB 329 as pending business.   
         Representative King, Tracy moved that SB 329 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; Keffer; King,  
                        Tracy; Ramsay (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hilbert; Sadler (2). 
          
         SB 694 
          
         The chair laid out SB 694 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Heflin offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Heflin moved that SB 694, 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; Keffer; King,  
                        Tracy; Ramsay (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hilbert; Sadler (2). 
          
         SB 783 
          
         The chair laid out SB 783 as pending business.   
          
         Representative McCall moved that SB 783 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; Keffer; King,  
                        Tracy; Ramsay (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hilbert; Sadler (2). 
          
         SB 1461 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1461 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Keffer moved that SB 1461 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; Keffer; King,  
                        Tracy; Ramsay (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Hilbert; Sadler (2). 
          
         At 1:07 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