The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         78th Legislature 
         February 25, 2003 
         2:00 p.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 20, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 2:04  
         p.m. 
          
         Following the adjournment of the previous committee meeting, the  
         roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst; Bohac;  
                   Zedler (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;  
                   Oliveira; Solomons (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 276 
          
         The chair laid out HB 276. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman, who is not a member  
         of the Committee, to explain the measure.  
          
         (Representative Martinez Fischer now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 277 
          
         The chair laid out HB 277. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hopson, who is not a member  
         of the Committee, to explain the measure.  
          
         (Representative Solomons now present.) 
          
         Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the  
         measure.  
  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 176 
          
         The chair laid out HB 176. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall, who is not a member  
         of the Committee, to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 177 
          
         The chair laid out HB 177. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall, who is not a member  
         of the Committee, to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 470 
         The chair laid out HB 470. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg, who is not a  
         member of the Committee, to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 3:55 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Helen Giddings, Chair 
          
         House Committee on Business & Industry 
         2/25/2003 
          
         ________________________ 
         Paul S. Harris, Clerk