The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         February 17, 2005 
         10:30 a.m. or upon first adjournment 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 11, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 12:27 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Paxton;  
                    Smithee; Woolley (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Edwards; Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter  
                    (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Ritter now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Paxton in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal in chair.) 
           
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 4:12 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Keffer, Jim, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Ky Ash, Clerk 
          
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