The House Committee on Business & Industry
78th Legislature
April 8, 2003
2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.028
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 2003, and a suspension
of the 5-day posting rule on April
8, 2003, to hear HB 2198, the House Committee on Business &
Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the
chair, Representative Giddings, at 5:40 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Bohac; Moreno, Joe
E.; Solomons (5).
Absent: Representatives Kolkhorst; Martinez Fischer; Oliveira;
Zedler (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 2578
The chair laid out HB 2578.
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the
measure.
(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2530
The chair laid out HB 2530.
The chair recognized Representative Laney to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Laney to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2201
The chair laid out HB 2201.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Martinez Fischer offered an amendment to the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the
measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Zedler now present.)
HB 833
The chair laid out HB 833.
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the
measure.
Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Martinez Fischer in chair.)
HB 3168
The chair laid out HB 3168.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2323
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The chair laid out HB 2323.
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Elkins in chair.)
SB 473
The chair laid out SB 473.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Oliveira now present.)
Representative Moreno, Joe E. moved to limit testimony to 5
minutes, there being no objection it was so ordered.
(Representative Giddings in chair.)
The chair paused the testimony on SB 473 to take up pending
business.
HB 1366
The chair laid out HB 1366 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the
measure.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Oliveira moved that HB 1366, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst;
Bohac; Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;
Oliveira; Solomons; Zedler (9).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
(Representative Elkins in chair.)
SB 473
Testimony on SB 473 was continued.
(Representative Solomons in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Bohac in chair.)
HB 2199
The chair laid out HB 2199.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Giddings in chair.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2098
The chair laid out HB 2098.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure in the absence of the author, Representative Oliveira.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the
measure in the absence of the author, Representative Oliveira.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2177
The chair laid out HB 2177.
The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the
measure.
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The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 566
The chair laid out HB 566.
The chair recognized Representative Berman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Berman to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2198
The chair laid out HB 2198.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Oliveira now present.)
SB 235
The chair laid out SB 235, the companion bill to HB 176 which
had been heard previously by the committee.
Representative Solomons moved that SB 235, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Bohac;
Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.; Oliveira;
Solomons; Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
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Absent: Representative Kolkhorst (1).
HB 766
The chair laid out HB 766 as pending business.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 766, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Bohac;
Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.; Oliveira;
Solomons; Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Kolkhorst (1).
HB 650
The chair laid out HB 650 as pending business.
Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2388
The chair laid out HB 2388 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 504
The chair laid out SB 504 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2200
The chair laid out HB 2200.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure.
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The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 11:22 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. Helen Giddings, Chair
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Paul S. Harris, Chief Clerk