The House Committee on Defense Affairs and  
         State-Federal Relations 
         78th Legislature 
         May 1, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 25, 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 8:12 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Mabry; Seaman  
                   (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Delisi; Merritt; Moreno, Paul; Noriega  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Campbell in chair.) 
          
         SCR 40 
          
         The chair laid out SCR 40. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Merritt now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Mabry moved that SCR 40, 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;  
                             Mabry; Merritt (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Delisi; Moreno, Paul; Noriega;  
                        Seaman  (4).  
           
         SB 719 
  
         The chair laid out SB 719. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Corte in chair.) 
          
         SB 173 
          
         The chair laid out SB 173. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones, Elizabeth to explain  
         the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones, Elizabeth to close on  
         the measure.  
          
         Representative Berman moved that SB 173, 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;  
                             Mabry; Merritt (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Delisi; Moreno, Paul; Noriega;  
                        Seaman  (4).  
           
         SB 737 
          
         The chair laid out and explained SB 737. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure.  
          
         Representative Campbell moved that SB 737, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
 
         House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations 
         5/1/2003 
          
         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;  
                             Mabry; Merritt (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Delisi; Moreno, Paul; Noriega;  
                        Seaman  (4).  
           
         SB 957 
          
         The chair laid out and explained SB 957, the companion to HB  
         1040. 
          
         Representative Mabry offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Berman moved that SB 957, 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; Berman;  
                             Mabry; Merritt (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Delisi; Moreno, Paul; Noriega;  
                        Seaman  (4).  
           
         SB 1288 
          
         The chair laid out and explained SB 1288, the companion to HB  
         2400. 
          
         The Chair closed on the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection 
          
         At 8:54 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 
 
         House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations 
         5/1/2003 
          
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         Donovan Burton, Clerk