The House Committee on State Affairs 
         79th Legislature 
         May 2, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
                                 CORRECTED MINUTES 
                                           
         On May 4, 2005, the House Committee on State Affairs authorized  
         the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House  
         Committee on State Affairs held on May 2, 2005. The following  
         are the corrected minutes for that meeting: 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 27, 2005 and a suspension  
         of the five day posting rule, the House Committee on State  
         Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the  
         chair, Representative Swinford, at 5:55 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Swinford; Miller; Gattis; Cook,  
                    Byron; Villarreal; Wong (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Farrar; Keffer, Jim; Martinez Fischer  
                    (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 822 
          
         The chair laid out HB 822. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dawson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Martinez Fischer now present.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Miller in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Swinford in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dawson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
 
         SB 286 
          
         The chair laid out SB 286 as pending business.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Baxter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Gattis moved that SB 286, 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 Swinford; Miller; Gattis; Cook,  
                         Byron; Wong (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Farrar; Keffer, Jim; Martinez  
                         Fischer; Villarreal  (4). 
          
         HB 2264 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2264. 
          
         Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Baxter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Baxter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
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         SCR 8 
          
         The chair laid out SCR 8. 
          
         The chair explained the measure. 
          
         Representative Keffer, Jim moved that SCR 8, 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 Swinford; Gattis; Cook, Byron;  
                         Keffer, Jim; Wong (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Miller; Farrar; Martinez  
                         Fischer; Villarreal  (4). 
          
         HB 3455 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3455. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Byron to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2713 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2713. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
 
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         The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the  
         measure.  
           
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Villarreal in chair.) 
          
         SB 308 
          
         The chair laid out SB 308. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Cook, Byron moved that SB 308, 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 Swinford; Gattis; Cook, Byron;  
                         Villarreal; Wong (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Miller; Farrar; Keffer, Jim;  
                         Martinez Fischer  (4). 
          
         SB 690 
          
         The chair laid out SB 690. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim now present.) 
          
         Representative Keffer, Jim moved that SB 690, 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 Swinford; Gattis; Cook, Byron;  
                         Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Wong (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
 
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         Absent:         Representatives Miller; Farrar; Martinez Fischer   
                         (3). 
          
          (Representative Swinford in chair.) 
          
         At 10:48 p.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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         Rep. Swinford, Chair 
          
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         Carrie Aldridge, Clerk 
          
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