The House Committee on Regulated Industries 
         79th Legislature 
         April 14, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         John H. Reagan Building, 140 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 7, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Regulated Industries met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Phil, at  
         3:48 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives King, Phil; Hunter; Turner; Baxter;  
                    Cook, Robby; Crabb; Hartnett (7). 
          
         Absent:    None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1698 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1698 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Baxter offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The chair explained the committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Baxter moved that HB 1698, 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 King, Phil; Hunter; Turner;  
                         Baxter; Cook, Robby; Crabb; Hartnett (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 843 
          
         The chair laid out HB 843 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Baxter offered a complete committee substitute. 
         The chair explained the committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Baxter moved that HB 843, 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 King, Phil; Hunter; Turner;  
                         Baxter; Cook, Robby; Crabb; Hartnett (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 1779 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1779 as pending business. 
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The chair explained the committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 1777 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1777 as pending business. 
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The chair explained the committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         Representative Hunter moved that the April 5, 2005 minutes for  
         the House Committee on Regulated Industries be corrected.  The  
         corrected minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         At 4:04 p.m., on the motion of Representative Hunter and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the  
         chair. 
          
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         Rep. King, Phil, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Trey Trainor, Clerk 
          
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