The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         77th Legislature 
         February 13, 2001 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.016 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 8, 2001, and a revised  
         notice posted on February 12, 2001, the House Committee on  
         Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Brimer, at 2:00 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Davis, John; Solomons;  
                   Woolley (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Elkins; George; Giddings (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Elkins now present.) 
          
         HB 493 
          
         The chair laid out HB 493. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Brimer offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Haggerty to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 678 
          
         The chair laid out HB 678. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Corte now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
  
         HB 472 
          
         The chair laid out HB 472. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Giddings now present.) 
          
         (Representative Dukes in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Brimer in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         At 6:40 p.m., 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. Brimer, Chair 
          
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         Bonnie Bruce, Clerk