The House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal
Relations
79th Legislature
March 10, 2005
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 4, 2005, the House
Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations met in a
public hearing and was called to order by the chair,
Representative Corte, at 8:07 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Herrero;
Leibowitz (5).
Absent: Representatives Hodge; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;
Noriega, Melissa (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 1058
The chair laid out HB 1058 as pending business.
Representative Campbell moved that HB 1058, 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 Corte; Campbell; Berman;
Herrero; Leibowitz (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hodge; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;
Noriega, Melissa (4).
(Representative Hodge now present.)
HB 685
The chair laid out HB 685 as pending business.
Representative Leibowitz offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Herrero moved that HB 685, 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 Corte; Campbell; Herrero; Hodge;
Leibowitz (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Berman; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;
Noriega, Melissa (4).
HB 548
The chair laid out HB 548 as pending business.
Representative Hodge offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Campbell moved that HB 548, 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 Corte; Campbell; Herrero; Hodge;
Leibowitz (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Berman; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;
Noriega, Melissa (4).
HB 25
The chair laid out HB 25 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 503
The chair laid out HB 503.
The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Noriega, Melissa now present.)
(Representative Merritt now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1318
The chair laid out HB 1318.
The chair recognized Representative Dawson to explain the
measure.
Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dawson to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 303
The chair laid out HB 303.
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 503
The chair laid out HB 503 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1332
The chair laid out HB 1332.
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The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the
measure.
Representative Campbell offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Campbell in chair.)
HB 1009
The chair laid out HB 1009.
The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:56 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. Corte, Chair
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Donovan Burton, Clerk
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