The House Committee on Ethics, Select 
         78th Legislature 
         April 16, 2003 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk No. 71 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 16,  
         2003, the House Committee on Ethics, Select met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Wolens, at 1:25 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Wolens; Dukes; Denny; Gallego; Hope;  
                   Kolkhorst (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Isett (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1606 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1606 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Denny offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Gallego offered an amendment (No. 1) to the  
         committee substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Gallego offered an amendment (No. 2) to the  
         committee substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Gallego offered an amendment (No. 3) to the  
         committee substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Wolens; Dukes; Denny;  
                             Gallego; Kolkhorst (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hope  (1).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Isett  (1).  
           
         Representative Gallego moved to reconsider the vote by which the  
         committee substitute, as substituted, was adopted.  The motion  
         to reconsider prevailed without objection. 
          
         Representative Denny offered the complete committee substitute,  
         as amended. 
          
         Representative Hope offered an amendment (No. 4) to the  
         committee substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Dukes; Denny; Gallego; Hope  
                             (4).  
           
         Nays:               Representatives Wolens; Kolkhorst (2).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Isett  (1).  
           
         Ms. Denny moved to reconsider the vote by which Mr. Hope's  
         amendment was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed  
         without objection. 
          
         Representative Hope offered Amendment No. 4 to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         House Committee on Ethics, Select 
         4/16/2003 
          
         The amendment failed by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Dukes; Gallego; Hope (3).  
           
         Nays:               Representatives Wolens; Denny; Kolkhorst  
                             (3).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Isett  (1).  
           
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Wolens; Dukes; Denny;  
                             Gallego; Hope; Kolkhorst (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Isett  (1).  
           
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Gallego moved that HB 1606, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed on the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Wolens; Dukes; Denny;  
         Gallego; Hope; Kolkhorst (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Isett  (1).  
          
         House Committee on Ethics, Select 
         4/16/2003 
          
         At 1:50 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. Wolens, Chair 
          
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         Marc Burns, Clerk