The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         77th Legislature 
         April 24, 2001 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.016 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 19, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Brimer, at 5:20  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Elkins; Giddings;  
                   Solomons; Woolley (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Davis, John; George (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Corte now present.) 
          
         The chair directed that the April 10, 2001, minutes for the  
         House Committee on Business & Industry be corrected. The  
         corrected minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         HB 1034 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1034 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Brimer offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brimer moved that HB 1034, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Corte;  
                             Elkins; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, John; George  (2).  
           
         HB 3102 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3102 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Brimer moved that HB 3102, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the  
  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Corte; Elkins;  
                             Woolley (4).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Dukes; Giddings;  
                                  Solomons  (3).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, John; George  (2).  
           
         SB 453 
          
         The chair laid out SB 453 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Brimer moved that SB 453, without amendments, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Corte;  
                             Elkins; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, John; George  (2).  
           
         HB 327 
          
         The chair laid out HB 327 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Brimer offered amendments one through five to the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair explained the amendments to the measure.  
          
         Amendments one through five were adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brimer moved that HB 327, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Corte; Giddings;  
                             Woolley (5).  
           
         Nays:               Representatives Elkins; Solomons (2).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, John; George  (2).  
           
         SB 1323 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1323 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Brimer offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brimer moved that SB 1323, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Corte; Elkins; Giddings;  
                             Solomons; Woolley (6).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Dukes (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, John; George  (2).  
           
         SB 1355 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1355. 
          
         Representative Brimer moved that SB 1355, without amendments, 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 &  
         Consent. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Corte; Elkins;  
                             Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, John; George  (2).  
           
         HB 2187 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2187 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Brimer offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brimer offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Brimer moved that HB 2187, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Corte; Elkins;  
                             Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, John; George  (2).  
           
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a  
         committee substitute. 
          
         (Representative George now present.) 
          
         HB 2465 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2465. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1637 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1637, the companion to HB 3499, in lieu of  
         the house bill. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 507 
          
         The chair laid out SB 507. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Dukes in chair.) 
          
         SB 1318 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1318. 
          
         Representative Woolley offered a complete committee substitute.  
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that SB 1318, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Elkins;  
                             George; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Davis, John  (2).  
           
         SB 141 
          
         The chair laid out SB 141. 
          
         Representative Brimer offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair explained the measure.  
          
         The chair closed on the measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that SB 141, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Elkins;  
                             George; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Davis, John  (2).  
           
         SB 1318 
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which SB 1318 was  
         reported.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that SB 1318, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Brimer; Dukes; Elkins;  
                             George; Giddings; Solomons; Woolley (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Corte; Davis, John  (2).  
           
         At 6:45 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