The House Committee on Ways & Means
79th Legislature
April 20, 2006
10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 2006, the House
Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called
to order by the acting chair, Representative Villarreal, at
11:20 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Edwards;
Grusendorf; Luna; Paxton; Ritter; Smithee; Woolley
(9).
Absent: None (0).
A quorum was present.
HB 3
The chair laid out HB 3.
Representative Keffer, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to explain the
measure.
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 Ritter in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Villarreal in chair.)
HB 3
The chair laid out HB 3 as pending business.
Representative Keffer, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Luna offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Grusendorf offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Villarreal offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Ritter 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 vote:
Ayes: Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;
Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter; Smithee; Woolley (7).
Nays: Representative Paxton (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Edwards (1).
(Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.)
HB 4
The chair laid out HB 4.
The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the
measure.
Representative Keffer, Jim offered an amendment to the measure.
Representative Keffer, Jim offered another amendment to the
measure.
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The committee amendments were both withdrawn without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Edwards now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 5
The chair laid out HB 5.
Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Villarreal in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Luna in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Luna offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted by the following record
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Keffer, Jim; Edwards;
Grusendorf; Luna; Paxton; Woolley (6).
Nays: Representatives Villarreal; Ritter; Smithee (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
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Representative Luna 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; Villarreal;
Edwards; Grusendorf; Luna; Paxton; Smithee;
Woolley (8).
Nays: Representative Ritter (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 4
The chair laid out HB 4 as pending business.
Representative Keffer, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Edwards moved that HB 4, 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; Villarreal;
Edwards; Grusendorf; Luna; Paxton; Ritter;
Smithee; Woolley (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
At 4:32 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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