The House Committee on Transportation 
         79th Legislature 
         March 31, 2005 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 46 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 31,  
         2005, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Krusee, at 11:43 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Krusee; Phillips; Callegari; Casteel;  
                    Deshotel; Hill; West, George "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Hamric; Flores (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1136 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1136 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 1136, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill; West, George "Buddy"  
                         (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores  (2). 
          
         HB 183 
          
         The chair laid out HB 183 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Callegari moved that HB 183, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                          Casteel; Deshotel; Hill; West, George "Buddy"  
                         (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores  (2). 
          
         HB 1255 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1255 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 1255, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; West, George "Buddy" (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; Hill  (3). 
          
         HB 599 
          
         The chair laid out HB 599 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 599, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; West, George "Buddy" (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; Hill  (3). 
 
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
           
         HB 600 
          
         The chair laid out HB 600 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 600, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 769 
          
         The chair laid out HB 769 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 769, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 1481 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1481 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 1481, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
 
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         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                          Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 1735 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1735 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 1735, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 1815 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1815 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 1815, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
 
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         HB 1107 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1107 as pending business.  
           
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 1107, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 1645 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1645 as pending business.  
          
         Representative West, George "Buddy" offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative West, George "Buddy" moved that HB 1645, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 340 
          
         The chair laid out HB 340 as pending business.  
          
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         Representative Hamric moved that HB 340, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 341 
          
         The chair laid out HB 341 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 341, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 2021 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2021 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 2021, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 2453 
 
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         The chair laid out HB 2453 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 2453, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 2653 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2653 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 2653, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         HB 2658 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2658 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 2658, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; West, George  
                         "Buddy" (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
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         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Flores; Hill  (2). 
          
         At 11:53 a.m., on the motion of Representative Phillips and  
         without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call  
         of the chair. 
           
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         Rep. Krusee, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Laurie McAnally, Clerk 
          
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