The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         May 19, 2005 
         Upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk No. 108 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 19,  
         2005, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Keffer, Jim, at 2:49 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Paxton;  
                    Ritter; Smithee; Woolley (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Edwards; Grusendorf; Luna (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 18 
          
         The chair laid out SB 18 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Villarreal moved that SB 18, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Paxton;  
                         Ritter; Smithee; Woolley (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Edwards; Grusendorf; Luna  (3). 
          
         SB 282 
          
         The chair laid out SB 282 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Villarreal offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Villarreal offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Villarreal moved that SB 282, as amended, 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; Villarreal; Ritter;  
                         Smithee; Woolley (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Paxton (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Edwards; Grusendorf; Luna  (3). 
          
         SB 338 
          
         The chair laid out SB 338 as pending business. Representative  
         Ritter moved that SB 338, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Paxton;  
                         Ritter; Smithee; Woolley (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Edwards; Grusendorf; Luna  (3). 
          
         SB 567 
          
         The chair laid out SB 567 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Villarreal moved that SB 567, 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; Villarreal; Paxton;  
                         Ritter; Smithee; Woolley (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Edwards; Grusendorf; Luna  (3). 
          
         SB 1370 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1370 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Ritter moved that SB 1370, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  
 
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         The motion was withdrawn. 
           
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 3:01 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 
          
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         Ky Ash, Clerk 
          
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