The House Committee on Defense Affairs and  
         State-Federal Relations 
         78th Legislature 
         April 17, 2003 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 76 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 16,  
         2003, the House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal  
         Relations met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the  
         chair, Representative Corte, at 12:24 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Delisi;  
                   Mabry; Merritt; Noriega; Seaman (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Moreno, Paul (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 655 
          
         The chair laid out SB 655 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Seaman moved that SB 655, 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; Berman;  
                             Delisi; Mabry; Merritt; Noriega; Seaman (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).  
           
         HB 2601 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2601 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Seaman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Mabry moved that HB 2601, 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 Corte; Campbell; Berman;  
                             Delisi; Mabry; Merritt; Noriega; Seaman (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
  
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).  
           
         HB 1521 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1521 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Corte offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a  
         new committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Corte moved that HB 1521, 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 Corte; Campbell; Berman;  
                             Delisi; Mabry; Noriega; Seaman (7).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Merritt (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).  
           
         HJR 7 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 7 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Delisi moved that HJR 7, 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 Corte; Campbell; Berman;  
                             Delisi; Mabry; Merritt; Noriega; Seaman (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
 
         House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations 
         4/17/2003 
          
         Absent:        Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).  
           
         At 12:41 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