The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative
Procedures
78th Legislature
March 6, 2003
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 28, 2003, the House
Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a
public hearing and was called to order by the chair,
Representative Flores, at 8:08 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Flores; Hamilton; Driver; Eissler;
Goolsby; Jones, Delwin; Wise (7).
Absent: Representatives Raymond; Homer (2).
A quorum was present.
The chair swore in all witnesses.
HB 724 by Rep. Hochberg
The chair recalled HB 724 from subcommittee.
The chair laid out HB 724 and recognized the author, Rep.
Hochberg, to explain his bill.
Rep. Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute. There
being no objection, the chair laid out CSHB 724 and recognized
Rep. Hochberg to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken on HB 724. (See attached witness list.)
There being no further witnesses, Rep. Goolsby moved adoption of
the committee substitute. There being no objection, CSHB 724
was adopted.
Representative Wise moved that HB 724, 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 Flores; Hamilton; Driver;
Eissler; Goolsby; Jones, Delwin; Wise (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Raymond; Homer (2).
HB 581 by Rep. Crownover
The chair laid out HB 581 and recognized the author, Rep.
Crownover, to explain her bill.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
There being no further witnesses, the chair recognized Rep.
Crownover to close.
Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 581, 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 Flores; Driver; Eissler;
Goolsby; Jones, Delwin (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hamilton; Raymond; Homer; Wise
(4).
HB 653 by Rep. John Davis
The chair laid out HB 653 and recognized the author, Rep. Davis,
to explain his bill.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
There being no further witnesses, the chair recognized Rep.
Davis to close.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 653, without amendments, 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 Flores; Driver; Eissler;
Goolsby; Jones, Delwin (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hamilton; Raymond; Homer; Wise
(4).
(Representative Goolsby in chair.)
HB 1131 by Rep. Flores
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The chair laid out HB 1131 and recognized the author, Rep.
Flores, to explain his bill.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Homer now present.)
Testimony continued. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Raymond now present.)
Testimony continued. (See attached witness list.)
HB 1131 was left pending without objection.
At 9:54 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until 11:40 a.m., March 6, 2003.
The committee reconvened at 11:47 a.m. and was called to order
by Representative Goolsby. The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hamilton; Driver; Goolsby; Homer;
Jones, Delwin (5).
Absent: Representatives Flores; Raymond; Eissler; Wise (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 1131 by Rep. Flores
The chair laid out HB 1131 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Wise now present.)
(Representative Eissler now present.)
Testimony continued. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Raymond now present.)
Testimony continued. (See attached witness list.)
There being no further witnesses, the chair closed on HB 1131.
Representative Driver moved that HB 1131, without amendments, 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 Hamilton; Raymond; Driver;
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Eissler; Goolsby; Jones, Delwin; Wise (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Homer (1).
Absent: Representative Flores (1).
The chair moved that the committee stand at ease to wait for the
departure of witnesses. There being no objection, the committee
stood at ease at 12:44 p.m. At 12:45 p.m., Rep. Goolsby called
the committee to order.
HB 947 by Rep. Flores
The chair laid out HB 947 and recognized Rep. Delwin Jones to
explain the bill.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
There being no further witnesses, the chair recognized Rep.
Jones to close.
Representative Wise moved that HB 947, without amendments, 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 Hamilton; Driver; Eissler;
Goolsby; Homer; Jones, Delwin; Wise (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Flores; Raymond (2).
(Representative Hamilton in chair.)
HB 1105 by Rep. Goolsby
The chair laid out HB 1105 and recognized the author, Rep.
Goolsby, to explain his bill.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Wise moved that HB 1105, without amendments, 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 Driver; Eissler; Goolsby;
Homer; Jones, Delwin; Wise (6).
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Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Hamilton (1).
Absent: Representatives Flores; Raymond (2).
The chair referred the following bills directly to the
Subcommittee on Alcohol Regulation and named the subcommittee
members as follows: Rep. Delwin Jones, Chair; Rep. Flores and
Rep. Raymond:
HB 1147 by Rep. Dutton
HB 1199 by Rep. Krusee
There being no further business, the chair moved that the
committee stand adjourned. There being no objection, the
Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures adjourned at
1:02 p.m., subject to call by the chair.
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Rep. Flores, Chair
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Milda Mora, Clerk