The House Committee on Government Reform 
         79th Legislature 
         February 21, 2005 
         1:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Government Reform met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Uresti, at 1:11  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Uresti; Otto; Frost; Gonzales;  
                    Hunter; Veasey (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Davis, Yvonne (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 297 
          
         The chair laid out HB 297 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hunter moved that HB 297, 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 Uresti; Otto; Frost; Gonzales;  
                         Hunter; Veasey (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Davis, Yvonne  (1). 
          
         Representative Gonzales moved that HB 297 be recommended for  
                         Local and Consent Calendars. 
          
         The motion prevailed by the following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Uresti; Otto; Frost; Gonzales;  
                         Hunter; Veasey (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Davis, Yvonne  (1). 
          
         HB 423 
 
          The chair laid out HB 423 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hunter offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hunter moved that HB 423, 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 Uresti; Otto; Frost; Gonzales;  
                         Hunter; Veasey (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Davis, Yvonne  (1). 
          
         HB 81 
          
         The chair laid out HB 81. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Riddle to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 1:37 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Uresti, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Ryan Sullivan, Clerk 
          
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