The House Committee on Business & Industry
78th Legislature
April 22, 2003
2 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.028
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 2003, the House
Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 6:54
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Moreno, Joe E.;
Oliveira; Solomons (5).
Absent: Representatives Kolkhorst; Bohac; Martinez Fischer;
Zedler (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 2659
The chair laid out HB 2659.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3190
The chair laid out HB 3190.
The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the
measure in the absence of the author, Representative Uresti.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the
measure in the absence of the author, Representative Uresti
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1465
The chair laid out HB 1465.
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain the
measure.
Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
(Representative Bohac now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2095
The chair laid out HB 2095.
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the
measure.
(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)
(Representative Zedler now present.)
Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 650
The chair laid out HB 650 as pending business.
Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Oliveira moved that HB 650, as substituted, 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; Kolkhorst;
Bohac; Moreno, Joe E.; Oliveira; Solomons;
Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez Fischer (1).
HB 833
The chair laid out HB 833 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Oliveira moved that HB 833, as substituted, 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; Kolkhorst;
Bohac; Moreno, Joe E.; Oliveira; Solomons;
Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez Fischer (1).
HB 2177
The chair laid out HB 2177 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the
measure.
Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Oliveira moved that HB 2177, as substituted, 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; Kolkhorst;
Bohac; Moreno, Joe E.; Oliveira; Solomons;
Zedler (8).
Nays: None (0).
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Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez Fischer (1).
HB 2578
The chair laid out HB 2578 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Solomons moved that HB 2578, 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; Moreno, Joe E.; Solomons; Zedler (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Oliveira (1).
Absent: Representative Martinez Fischer (1).
HB 2198
The chair laid out HB 2198 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2982
(Representative Elkins in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 2982.
The chair recognized Representative Nixon to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Nixon to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2406
The chair laid out HB 2406.
The chair recognized Representative Stick to explain the
measure.
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Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Stick to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2646
The chair laid out HB 2646.
(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Bailey to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bailey to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Giddings in chair.)
HB 2789, HB 2790
The chair laid out HB 2789, HB 2790.
The bills were withdrawn from consideration.
HB 3285
The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain
the measure.
Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on
the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3220
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The chair laid out HB 3220.
(Representative Kolkhorst in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 12:41 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until 8:45 a.m., April 23, 2003, in
E1.028.
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Rep. Helen Giddings, Chair
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Paul S. Harris, Clerk
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