The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         July 14, 2005 
         1:45 p.m. 
         Speaker's Committee Room, 3W.9 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on July 14,  
         2005, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Keffer, Jim, at 2:00 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Edwards; Luna; Ritter;  
                    Smithee (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Villarreal; Grusendorf; Paxton;  
                    Woolley (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HJR 24 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 24. 
          
         Representative Ritter moved that HJR 24, 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; Luna;  
                         Ritter; Smithee (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Villarreal; Grusendorf; Paxton;  
                         Woolley  (4). 
          
         At 2:02 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