The House Committee on Economic Development 
         77th Legislature 
         May 9, 2001 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk #124 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 9, 2001,  
         the House Committee on Economic Development met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Solis, Jim, at 12:17 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Solis, Jim; Keffer; Homer; Luna,  
                   Vilma; McClendon; Seaman; Yarbrough (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Clark; Deshotel (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 12 
          
         The chair laid out SB 12. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Luna, Vilma to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Yarbrough moved that SB 12, 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; Homer; Luna,  
                             Vilma; McClendon; Seaman; Yarbrough (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Keffer; Clark; Deshotel  (3).  
           
         SB 275 
          
         The chair laid out SB 275. 
          
         The chair expalined the measure. 
         (Representative Deshotel now present.) 
          
         Representative Seaman moved that SB 275, 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; Deshotel; Homer;  
                             Luna, Vilma; McClendon; Seaman; Yarbrough  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Keffer; Clark  (2).  
           
         SB 1293 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1293. 
          
         (Representative Clark now present.) 
          
         The chair explained the measure. 
          
         Representative Luna, Vilma moved that SB 1293, 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; Clark; Deshotel;  
                             Homer; Luna, Vilma; McClendon; Seaman;  
                             Yarbrough (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Keffer  (1).  
           
         SB 1294 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1294. 
          
         The chair explained the measure. 
          
         Representative Seaman moved that SB 1294, 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; Clark; Deshotel;  
                             Homer; Luna, Vilma; McClendon; Seaman;  
                             Yarbrough (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Keffer  (1).  
  
         SB 1696 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1696. 
          
         Representative Solis, Jim offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The chair explained the measure. 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative McClendon moved that SB 1696, 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; Clark; Deshotel;  
                             Homer; Luna, Vilma; McClendon; Seaman;  
                             Yarbrough (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Keffer  (1).  
           
         SB 12 
          
         Representative McClendon moved to reconsider the vote by which  
         the measure was reported from committee. The motion to  
         reconsider prevailed without objection.  
          
         Representative Clark moved that SB 12, 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; Clark; Deshotel;  
                             Homer; Luna, Vilma; McClendon; Seaman;  
                             Yarbrough (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Keffer  (1).  
           
         At 12:25 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. Solis, Jim, Chair 
  
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         Yvonne Barton, Clerk