The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         78th Legislature 
         April 23, 2003 
         8:45 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.014 
          
         The Committee reconvened in E1.014 due to a room conflict.   
         Public notice was posted outside the originally announced  
         hearing room and on public notice boards. The House Committee on  
         Business & Industry continued the public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 9:26 a.m. 
          
         Following the recess of the previous hearing, the roll was  
         answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst; Bohac;  
                   Solomons (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;  
                   Oliveira; Zedler (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2392 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2392. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         HB 3590 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3590. 
          
         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 3589 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3589. 
  
         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.  
          
         SB 693 
          
         The chair laid out SB 693. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
         measure in the absence of the House sponsor, Representative  
         Eiland. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         At 9:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 5:00 p.m., April 23, 2003 in  
         E1.026. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Helen Giddings, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Paul Harris, Chief Clerk 
          
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