The House Committee on Financial Institutions 
         77th Legislature 
         April 23, 2001 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Financial Institutions met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Averitt, at  
         5:57 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Averitt; Solomons; Denny; Hopson;  
                   Menendez; Pitts (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Grusendorf; Marchant; Wise (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Solomons in chair.) 
          
         HB 3454 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3454. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         (Representative Grusendorf now present.) 
          
         (Representative Marchant now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 314 
          
         The chair laid out SB 314. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Marchant offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Representative Pitts offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The amendment by Marchant was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The amendment by Pitts was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3668 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3668. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3669 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3669. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 272 
          
         The chair laid out SB 272. 
          
         The chair explained the measure.  
         (Representative Wise now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Averitt in chair.) 
          
         SB 698 
          
         The chair laid out SB 698. 
  
         The chair explained the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SJR 26 
          
         The chair laid out SJR 26. 
          
         The chair explained the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2834 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2834 as pending business.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 7:12 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. Averitt, Chair 
          
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         Bryan McMath, Clerk