The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         May 5, 2005 
         10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 29, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 3:25 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Luna; Paxton; Ritter;  
                    Smithee (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Villarreal; Edwards; Grusendorf;  
                    Woolley (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         HB 2233 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2233. 
          
         Representative Luna offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Smithee moved that HB 2233, 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; Luna; Paxton;  
                         Ritter; Smithee (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Villarreal; Edwards; Grusendorf;  
                         Woolley  (4). 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
 
          HB 1950 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1950. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Miller to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Miller to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Edwards now present.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3381 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3381. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on  
         the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 3:50 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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