The House Committee on Defense Affairs and  
         State-Federal Relations 
         78th Legislature 
         March 27, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations met in  
         a public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Corte, at 8:03 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Merritt;  
                   Noriega; Seaman (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Delisi; Mabry; Moreno, Paul (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Mabry now present.) 
          
         HB 1341 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1341. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Delisi now present.) 
          
         (Representative Moreno, Paul now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1528 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1528. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain the  
         measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Campbell moved that HB 1528, 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 Corte; Campbell; Delisi;  
                             Merritt; Moreno, Paul; Noriega; Seaman (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Berman; Mabry  (2).  
           
         HB 591 
          
         The chair laid out HB 591. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Seaman moved that HB 591, 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 Corte; Campbell; Delisi;  
                             Mabry; Merritt; Moreno, Paul; Noriega;  
                             Seaman (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Berman  (1).  
           
         HB 682 
          
         The chair laid out HB 682. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
  
         Representative Delisi offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         The chair directed that the March 20, 2003, minutes for the  
         House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations  
         be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without  
         objection. 
          
         At 8:59 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. Corte, Chair 
          
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         Donovan Burton, Clerk