The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         March 17, 2005 
         During referral of bills 
         Capitol, 3W.9 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 17,  
         2005, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Keffer, Jim, at 12:48 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Edwards; Grusendorf;  
                    Paxton; Ritter; Woolley (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Villarreal; Luna; Smithee (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 5 
          
         The chair laid out HB 5 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Grusendorf offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 5, 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 Keffer, Jim; Edwards;  
                         Grusendorf; Paxton; Ritter; Woolley (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Villarreal; Luna; Smithee  (3). 
          
         HJR 50 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 50 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Paxton offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Paxton moved that HJR 50, 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 Keffer, Jim; Edwards; Paxton;  
                         Ritter; Woolley (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Grusendorf (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Villarreal; Luna; Smithee  (3). 
          
         HB 784 
          
         The chair laid out HB 784 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Woolley moved that HB 784, 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 Keffer, Jim; Edwards;  
                         Grusendorf; Paxton; Woolley (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Ritter (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Villarreal; Luna; Smithee  (3). 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         HB 784 
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was  
         reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed  
         without objection.  
          
         Representative Woolley moved that HB 784, 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 Keffer, Jim; Edwards;  
                         Grusendorf; Paxton; Woolley (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Villarreal; Ritter (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Luna; Smithee  (2). 
          
         HJR 35 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 35 as pending business.  
 
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         Representative Woolley moved that HJR 35, 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 Keffer, Jim; Edwards;  
                         Grusendorf; Paxton; Woolley (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Villarreal; Ritter (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Luna; Smithee  (2). 
          
         HB 1006 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1006 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Paxton moved that HB 1006, 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 Keffer, Jim; Edwards;  
                         Grusendorf; Paxton; Woolley (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Villarreal; Ritter (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Luna; Smithee  (2). 
          
         At 1:23 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. Keffer, Jim, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Ky Ash, Clerk 
          
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