The House Committee on Financial Institutions 
         79th Legislature 
         February 21, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Financial Institutions met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at  
         2:11 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Solomons; McCall; Flynn; Orr; Riddle  
                    (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Guillen; Chavez (2). 
          
         A quorum was present.  
          
         HB 694 
          
         The chair laid out HB 694. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Chavez now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 637 
          
         The chair laid out HB 637. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Guillen now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 2:41 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
 
         the meeting was recessed until 2:52 p.m., February 21, 2005. 
           
         The committee reconvened at 2:52 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Solomons. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Solomons; McCall; Guillen; Chavez;  
                    Flynn; Orr; Riddle (7). 
          
         Absent:    None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 398 
          
         The chair laid out HB 398. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McCall in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 4:04 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Solomons, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Chris Payne, Clerk 
          
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