The House Committee on Pensions & Investments 
         77th Legislature 
         February 26, 2001 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 21, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Tillery, at  
         8:05 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Tillery; Woolley; Crownover, Myra;  
                   Salinas; Telford (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives George; Goodman; Rangel; Williams (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1569 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1569. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Tillery offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representatives Rangel and Goodman now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 921 
          
         The chair laid out HB 921. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Zbranek to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representatives Williams and George now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Zbranek to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 498 
          
         The chair laid out HB 498. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Tillery offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1573 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1573. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1079 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1079. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
  
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1546 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1546. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Woolley in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Tillery now present.) 
          
         (Representative Tillery in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Uher to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1521 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1521. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 28 
          
         The chair laid out HB 28. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 853 
          
         The chair laid out HB 853. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on Sick Leave. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on  
         Sick Leave:  Representative Woolley, Chair; Representatives  
         Crownover, Myra and Salinas. 
          
         At 9:55 a.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. Tillery, Chair 
          
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         John Paul Urban, Clerk