The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         March 2, 2005 
         10:30 a.m. or or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 25, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 12:28 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Edwards;  
                    Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter; Smithee; Woolley (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Paxton (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3. 
          
         Representative Keffer, Jim offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         (Representative Paxton now present.) 
          
         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.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Ritter 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.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Ritter in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Grusendorf offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Villarreal offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;  
                         Grusendorf; Paxton; Smithee; Woolley (6). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Luna; Ritter (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Edwards  (1). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
                         a new complete committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Keffer, Jim moved that HB 3, 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  
 
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         House Committee on Ways & Means 
         3/2/2005 
          
                                         vote:  
          
          Ayes:           Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;  
                         Grusendorf; Paxton; Smithee; Woolley (6). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Luna; Ritter (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Edwards  (1). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         At 6:37 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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