The House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal  
         Relations 
         79th Legislature 
         April 19, 2005 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk # 76 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 19,  
         2005, the House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal  
         Relations met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the  
         chair, Representative Corte, at 11:44 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Herrero;  
                    Leibowitz; Merritt; Moreno, Paul; Noriega, Melissa  
                    (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Hodge (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2931 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2931 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Leibowitz moved that HB 2931, 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; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;  
                         Noriega, Melissa (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Hodge  (1). 
          
         HB 3116 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3116 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Merritt moved that HB 3116, 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; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;  
 
                                         Noriega, Melissa (8). 
           
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Hodge  (1). 
          
         SB 101 
          
         The chair laid out SB 101, the companion to HB 303. 
          
         Representative Berman moved that SB 101, 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 Corte; Campbell; Berman;  
                         Herrero; Leibowitz; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;  
                         Noriega, Melissa (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Hodge  (1). 
          
         SB 1342 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1342, the companion to HB 2401. 
          
         Representative Herrero moved that SB 1342, 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; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;  
                         Noriega, Melissa (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Hodge  (1). 
          
         HB 3111 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3111 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
 
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         Representative Leibowitz moved that HB 3111, 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; Berman;  
                         Herrero; Leibowitz; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;  
                         Noriega, Melissa (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Hodge  (1). 
          
         HB 863 
          
         The chair laid out HB 863 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Noriega, Melissa offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Berman moved that HB 863, 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 Corte; Campbell; Berman;  
                         Herrero; Leibowitz; Merritt; Moreno, Paul;  
                         Noriega, Melissa (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Hodge  (1). 
          
         At 11:52 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Corte, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Donovan Burton, Clerk 
          
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