CORRECTED MINUTES 
          
         The House Committee on Transportation 
         78th Legislature 
         March 4, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Krusee, at 8:12  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Krusee; Phillips; Hamric; Edwards;  
                   Garza; Harper-Brown; Hill; Laney; Mercer (9). 
          
         Absent:   None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 630 
          
         The chair laid out HB 630. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Laney moved that HB 630, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                             Edwards; Garza; Harper-Brown; Hill; Laney;  
                             Mercer (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         HB 252 
          
         The chair laid out HB 252. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the  
         measure.  
  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1208 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1208. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 946 
          
         The chair laid out HB 946. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 901 
          
         The chair laid out HB 901. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative King to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Phillips in chair.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
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         At 9:50 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until final adjournment of the House of  
         Representatives, March 4, 2003. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 12:31 p.m. and was called to order  
         by Representative Phillips. (Representative Phillips in chair.)   
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Phillips; Garza; Harper-Brown; Hill;  
                   Mercer (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Krusee; Hamric; Edwards; Laney (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 901 
          
         The chair laid out HB 901 as pending business.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Laney now present.) 
          
         (Representative Krusee now present.) 
          
         (Representative Krusee in chair.) 
         The chair recognized Representative Hill to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 156 
          
         The chair laid out HB 156. 
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 156, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Garza;  
                             Harper-Brown; Hill; Laney (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hamric; Edwards; Mercer  (3).  
           
         HB 157 
 
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          The chair laid out HB 157. 
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 157, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Garza;  
                             Harper-Brown; Hill; Laney (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hamric; Edwards; Mercer  (3).  
           
         HB 678 
          
         The chair laid out HB 678. 
          
         (Representative Edwards now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eissler to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Mercer now present.) 
          
         HB 630 
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was  
         reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed  
         without objection.  
          
         Representative Hill moved that HB 630, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Edwards;  
                             Garza; Harper-Brown; Hill; Mercer (7).  
           
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         Nays:               None (0).  
           
          Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hamric; Laney  (2).  
           
         HB 510 
          
         The chair laid out HB 510 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 510, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Edwards;  
                             Garza; Harper-Brown; Hill; Mercer (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hamric; Laney  (2).  
           
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
          
         HB 1208 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1208 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 1208, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                             Edwards; Garza; Harper-Brown; Hill; Mercer  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Laney  (1).  
           
         HB 850 
          
         The chair laid out HB 850 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 850, without amendments,  
 
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         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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                             Edwards; Garza; Harper-Brown; Hill; Mercer  
                             (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Laney  (1).  
           
         The chair referred the following bills to the Subcommittee on  
         License Plates:  HB 923, HB 926, HB 943, HB 542, and HB 571. 
          
         At 3:41 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. Krusee, Chair 
          
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         Laurie McAnally, Clerk