The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         79th Legislature 
         March 16, 2005 
         9:00 a.m. 
         John H. Reagan Building, JHR 110 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 15, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 9:09  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Bohac; Solomons;  
                    Vo; Zedler (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Martinez; Bailey; Taylor (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Martinez now present.) 
           
         HB 1130 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1130 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that HB 1130, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bohac; Solomons; Vo; Zedler (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Bailey; Taylor  (2). 
          
         (Representative Bailey now present.) 
          
         HB 695 
          
         The chair laid out HB 695 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.  
 
          The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bohac moved that HB 695, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bailey; Bohac; Solomons; Vo; Zedler (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Taylor  (1). 
          
         HB 7 
          
         The chair laid out HB 7 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that HB 7, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bailey; Bohac; Solomons; Vo; Zedler (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Taylor  (1). 
          
         At 9:21 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Giddings, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         D Willis, Clerk 
          
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