The House Committee on Business & Industry
78th Legislature
April 30, 2003
8:45 a.m.
John H. Reagan Building, Room #110
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 24, 2003, and revised by an
announcement from the floor on April 29, 2003, the House
Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 8:55
a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Bohac; Solomons;
Zedler (5).
Absent: Representatives Kolkhorst; Martinez Fischer; Moreno,
Joe E.; Oliveira (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 3345
The chair laid out HB 3345.
The chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to explain the
measure.
(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)
(Representative Moreno, Joe E. now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 145
The chair laid out HB 145.
(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)
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.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 145, 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; Kolkhorst;
Bohac; Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;
Solomons (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Zedler (2).
SB 580
The chair laid out SB 580.
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.)
HCR 91
The chair laid out HCR 91.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure in the absence of the author, Representative Thompson.
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.)
HB 2199
Representative Solomons moved to reconsider the vote by which HB
2199 as substituted was reported favorably. There being no
objection, it was so ordered.
The chair laid out HB 2199 and recognized Representative
Solomons to explain the bill.
Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 2199, 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.; Solomons (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Martinez Fischer; Oliveira;
Zedler (3).
HB 3000
The chair laid out HB 3000.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 145
The chair laid out HB 145 as pending business.
The chair laid out the previously adopted substitute.
Representative Solomons moved that HB 145, 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; Solomons (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;
Oliveira; Zedler (4).
HB 2095
The chair laid out HB 2095 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
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HB 2180
The chair laid out HB 2180 as pending business.
Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Bohac moved that HB 2180, 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; Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;
Solomons (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Zedler (2).
HB 2198
The chair laid out HB 2198 as pending business.
Representative Moreno, Joe E. offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Moreno, Joe E. moved that HB 2198, 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; Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;
Solomons (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Zedler (2).
HB 541
The chair recalled HB 541 from subcommittee.
Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.
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The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 541, 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; Bohac;
Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.; Solomons
(6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Kolkhorst (1).
Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Zedler (2).
At 9:49 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. Helen Giddings, Chair
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Paul S. Harris, Chief Clerk
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