The House Committee on State Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         April 30, 2003 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 17 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 30,  
         2003, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Marchant, at 12:17 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Marchant; Madden; Davis, John; Cook,  
                   Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Goodman; Villarreal (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair directed that the April 7, 2003, minutes for the House  
         Committee on State Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes  
         were authorized without objection. 
          
         HB 2819 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2819 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Byron Cook offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Byron Cook moved that HB 2819, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         SB 89 
          
         The chair laid out SB 89 as pending business.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative John Davis to explain the  
         measure. 
  
         Representative Elkins moved that SB 89, 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 (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Lewis  (1).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         HB 2777 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2777 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Byron Cook offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Byron Cook moved that HB 2777, 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 (6).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Lewis (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         SJR 43 
          
         The chair laid out SJR 43 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Elkins moved that SJR 43, 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; Davis, John; Cook,  
                             Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Madden  (1).  
           
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         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         SB 912 
          
         The chair laid out SB 912.  House Bill 2143, the companion to SB  
         912, had previously been heard in committee.  
          
         Representative Madden moved that SB 912, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
          
         (Representative Madden in chair.) 
           
         SB 1087 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1087.  House Bill 3416, the companion to  
         SB 1087, was previously reported favorably by the committee.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         Representative John Davis moved that SB 1087, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         SB 1532 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1532.  House Bill 3415, the companion to  
 
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         SB 1532, was previously reported favorably, as substituted, by  
          the committee. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         Representative Lewis moved that SB 1532, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         SB 1533 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1533.  House Bill 3414, the companion to  
         SB 1533, was previously reported favorably by the committee. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the  
         measure. 
           
         Representative Byron Cook moved that SB 1533, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         (Representative Marchant in chair.) 
          
         SJR 19 
          
         The chair laid out SJR 19.  House Joint Resolution 58, the  
         companion to SJR 19, had previously been considered by the  
         committee. 
          
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         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
          The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that SJR 19, 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; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         HCR 194 
          
         The chair laid out and explained HCR 194. 
          
         Representative John Davis moved that HCR 194, 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; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         SB 996 
          
         The chair laid out SB 996.  House Bill 1109, the companion to SB  
         996, was previously reported favorably by the committee.  
          
         Representative Gattis moved that SB 996, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
 
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         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
          Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         HB 863 
          
         The chair laid out HB 863 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that HB 863, 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; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Goodman; Villarreal  (2).  
           
         At 12:37 p.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