The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         78th Legislature 
         April 9, 2003 
         2:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 4, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Wilson, at 3:25 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Wilson; McCall; Hilderbran; Paxton;  
                   Woolley (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Pitts; Keffer, Jim; Luna; Ritter (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair directed that the March 26, 2003, minutes for the  
         House Committee on Ways & Means be corrected. The corrected  
         minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         HB 418 
          
         The chair laid out HB 418. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain  
         the measure.  
          
         (Representative Pitts now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on  
         the measure.  
          
         Representative Wilson moved that HB 418, 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 Wilson; McCall; Pitts;  
                             Hilderbran; Paxton; Woolley (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Keffer, Jim; Luna; Ritter  (3).  
           
         HB 2458 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2458. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the  
  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Krusee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2022 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2022. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3501 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3501. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2414 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2414. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Woolley in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2424 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2424. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Pitts offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Hilderbran in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2425 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2425. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 695 
          
         The chair laid out HB 695. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative McCall in chair.) 
          
         HB 3146 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3146. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to close on the  
         measure.  
 
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         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Wilson in chair.) 
          
         HJR 47 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 47. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Merritt to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         HB 3143 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3143. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Ritter now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3145 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3145. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3141 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3141. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the  
 
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         measure.  
           
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 7:12 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