The House Committee on Business & Industry

81st Legislature

March 2, 2009

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 25, 2009, and being granted to meet while the house is in session during reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 3:26 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives England; Gattis; Giddings; Miller, Sid; Turner, Sylvester (5).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

(Representative Giddings now present.)

 

HB 25

 

The chair laid out HB 25.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 655

 

The chair laid out HB 655.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)        

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 669

 

(Representative England now present.)

 

The chair laid out HB 669.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 35

 

The chair laid out HB 35.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 6:22 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. Deshotel, Chair

 

 

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Ben Fitzgibbons, Clerk