The House Committee on Pensions & Investments 
         79th Legislature 
         March 10, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 4, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Eiland, at 8:06  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Eiland; Flynn; Griggs; Krusee; Straus  
                    (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives McClendon; Rodriguez (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB617 
          
         The chair laid out HB617. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Eiland offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The complete committee substitute was withdrawn. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB139 and HB604 
          
         The chair laid out HB139 and HB604 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the  
         measures. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Rodriguez now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the  
         measures.  
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
         At 8:40 a.m., on the motion of Representative Flynn and without  
 
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the  
          chair. 
          
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         Rep. Eiland, Chair 
          
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         Jim Sheer, Clerk