The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         April 6, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 1, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Hill, at 8:01 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hill; Hamilton; Puente; Quintanilla;  
                    Uresti (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Elkins; Laubenberg (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2491 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2491. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Elkins now present.) 
          
         HB 3202 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3202. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Veasey to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Veasey to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Laubenberg now present.) 
          
         HB 3071 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3071. 
           
         Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2926 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2926. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3351 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3351. 
          
         Representative Uresti offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HJR 97 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 97. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:50 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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         House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means 
         4/6/2005 
          
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         Rep. Hill, Chair 
           
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         Sonia Mohammed, Clerk 
          
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