The House Committee on Pensions & Investments 
         79th Legislature 
         March 23, 2005 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 41 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 23,  
         2005, the House Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a  
         formal meeting and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Eiland, at 12:05 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Eiland; Flynn; McClendon; Griggs;  
                    Rodriguez; Straus (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Krusee (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB617 
          
         The chair laid out HB617 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Rodriguez offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Eiland moved that HB617, 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 Eiland; Flynn; McClendon;  
                         Griggs; Rodriguez; Straus (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Krusee  (1). 
          
         At 12:10 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
                         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of  
                         the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Eiland, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Jim Sheer, Clerk 
          
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