The House Committee on Border and International Affairs 
         79th Legislature 
         March 30, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Border and International Affairs met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Chavez, at 8:18 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Chavez; Griggs; Alonzo; Merritt; Vo  
                    (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Castro; Moreno, Joe E. (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Griggs in chair.) 
          
         HB 2420 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2420. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Moreno, Joe E. now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Alonzo moved that HB 2420, 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 Chavez; Griggs; Alonzo; Merritt;  
                         Moreno, Joe E.; Vo (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Castro  (1). 
          
         HB 805 
          
         The chair laid out HB 805 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Moreno, Joe E. offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Martinez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Martinez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Vo moved that HB 805, 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 Chavez; Griggs; Alonzo; Merritt;  
                         Moreno, Joe E.; Vo (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Castro  (1). 
          
         HB 486 
          
         The chair laid out HB 486 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Merritt offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Castro now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Chavez in chair.) 
          
         At 9:59 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. Chavez, Chair 
          
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         House Committee on Border and International Affairs 
         3/30/2005 
          
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         Mark Shewmaker, Clerk 
          
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