The House Committee on State Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         April 10, 2003 
         Upon first adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk 17 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 10,  
         2003, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Marchant, at 10:53 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Marchant; Madden; Davis, John; Cook,  
                   Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman; Lewis; Villarreal (9). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 246 
          
         The chair laid out HB 246 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted by the following record  
         vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Marchant; Davis, John; Cook,  
                             Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman; Lewis (7).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Villarreal (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Madden  (1).  
           
         Representative Gattis moved that HB 246, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman;  
                             Lewis (8).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Villarreal  (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None (0).  
           
         HB 1719 
  
         The chair laid out HB 1719 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Marchant offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Davis, John moved that HB 1719, 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 Marchant; Davis, John; Cook,  
                             Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman; Lewis;  
                             Villarreal (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Madden  (1).  
           
         HB 425 
          
         The chair laid out HB 425 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Marchant moved that HB 425, 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 Marchant; Davis, John; Cook,  
                             Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman; Lewis;  
                             Villarreal (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Madden  (1).  
           
         HB 2041 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2041 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Elkins moved that HB 2041, 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:  
          
         House Committee on State Affairs 
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         Ayes:               Representatives Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman;  
                             Lewis; Villarreal (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         HB 2040 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2040. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that HB 2040, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman;  
                             Lewis; Villarreal (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         At 10:59 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. Marchant, Chair 
          
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         Doug Brown, Clerk