The House Committee on Economic Development
77th Legislature
April 4, 2001
10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.028
CORRECTED MINUTES
On May 1, 2001, the House Committee on Economic Development
authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the
House Committee on Economic Development held on April 4, 2001.
The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 30, 2001, the House
Committee on Economic Development met in a public hearing and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Solis, Jim, at
3:30 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Solis, Jim; Keffer; Deshotel; Homer;
Seaman; Yarbrough (6).
Absent: Representatives Clark; Luna, Vilma; McClendon (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 282
The chair laid out HB 282.
The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the
measure.
Representative Homer offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative McClendon now present.)
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The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Keffer in chair.)
HB 3300
The chair laid out HB 3300.
The chair recognized Representative Solis, Jim to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Clark now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Luna, Vilma now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Solis, Jim to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Solis, Jim in chair.)
HB 2824
The chair laid out HB 2824.
The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3298
The chair laid out HB 3298.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the
measure.
(Representative Keffer in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the
measure.
(Representative Solis, Jim in chair.)
Representative Yarbrough moved that HB 3298, 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 Solis, Jim; Keffer;
Deshotel; Homer; Luna, Vilma; Yarbrough (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Clark; McClendon; Seaman (3).
HB 2503
The chair laid out HB 2503.
The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the
measure.
Representative Solis, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
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 committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3271
The chair laid out HB 3271.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Luna, Vilma in chair.)
HB 2327
The chair laid out HB 2327.
The chair recognized Representative Solis, Jim to explain the
measure.
Representative Solis, Jim offered an amendment to the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Solis, Jim to explain the
measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Solis, Jim to close on the
measure.
Representative Yarbrough moved that HB 2327, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Solis, Jim; Deshotel; Homer;
Luna, Vilma; Seaman; Yarbrough (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Keffer; Clark; McClendon (3).
HB 3178
The chair laid out HB 3178.
Representative Solis, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Solis, Jim to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Solis, Jim to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Solis, Jim in chair.)
CSHB 2503
The chair laid out CSHB 2503 as pending business.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 2503, 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 Solis, Jim; Keffer; Clark;
Deshotel; Homer; Luna, Vilma; McClendon;
Seaman; Yarbrough (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1348
The chair laid out HB 1348 as pending business.
Representative Solis, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 1348, 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 Solis, Jim; Keffer; Clark;
Deshotel; Homer; Luna, Vilma; McClendon;
Seaman; Yarbrough (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 76
The chair laid out HB 76 as pending business.
Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 76, 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 Solis, Jim; Deshotel; Luna,
Vilma; McClendon; Yarbrough (5).
Nays: Representatives Keffer; Clark; Seaman (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Homer (1).
HB 218
The chair laid out HB 218 as pending business.
Representative Solis, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair explained the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 243
The chair laid out HB 243 as pending business.
Representative Solis, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Clark offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into
the committee substitute.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 243, 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 Solis, Jim; Keffer; Clark;
Deshotel; Homer; Luna, Vilma; McClendon;
Seaman; Yarbrough (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1873
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was
reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed
without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 554
The chair laid out SB 554, the companion to HB 1873.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Keffer moved that SB 554, without amendments, 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 Solis, Jim; Keffer; Clark;
Deshotel; Homer; McClendon; Seaman;
Yarbrough (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Luna, Vilma (1).
(Representative Keffer in chair.)
HB 2763
The chair laid out HB 2763 as pending business.
Representative Solis, Jim offered an amendment to the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Solis, Jim to explain the
measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Clark moved that HB 2763, 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 record
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Solis, Jim; Keffer; Clark;
Homer; McClendon; Seaman; Yarbrough (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Deshotel; Luna, Vilma (2).
HB 2769
The chair laid out HB 2769 as pending business.
Representative Homer moved that HB 2769, 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 Solis, Jim; Keffer; Clark;
Homer; McClendon; Seaman; Yarbrough (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Deshotel; Luna, Vilma (2).
(Representative Solis, Jim in chair.)
At 9:50 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
________________________
Rep. Solis, Jim, Chair
________________________
Yvonne Barton, Clerk