The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         78th Legislature 
         March 12, 2003 
         2:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 7, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Wilson, at 2:50 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Wilson; McCall; Pitts; Hilderbran;  
                   Paxton; Ritter (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Luna; Woolley (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 222 
          
         The chair laid out HB 222. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 245 
          
         The chair laid out HB 245. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 245, 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 Wilson; McCall; Hilderbran;  
                             Keffer, Jim; Luna; Paxton; Ritter (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Pitts; Woolley  (2).  
          
         HB 1123 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1123. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Woolley now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1002 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1002. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 109 
          
         The chair laid out HB 109. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McCall in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Woolley in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the  
  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 5:05 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. Wilson, Chair 
          
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         Paul Kamprath, Clerk