House Committee on Elections
         Subcommittee on HB 331, HB 543, HB 916
         75th Legislature
         February 25, 1997
         5:15 pm 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 20, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Elections, Subcommittee on HB 331, HB 543, HB 916 
         met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, 
         Representative Jones, Jesse at 5:20 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
        Present:   Representatives Jones, Jesse; Galloway, Carolyn; 
                   Hodge (3).
         
    Absent:        (0).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 331
         
         The chair laid out HB 331.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 916
         
         The chair laid out HB 916.  
         
         Representative Jones, Jesse offered an amendment to the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         The bill was reported favorably as amended to the full 
         committee without objection.
         
         HB 543
         
         The chair laid out HB 543.  
         
         The bill was reported favorably without amendment to the full 
         committee without objection.
         
         HB 331
         The chair laid out HB 331.  
         
         Representative Galloway, Carolyn offered amendment (#1) to the 
         measure.
 
         





         
         Representative Hodge offered an amendment to amendment (#1).
         
         Amendment (#1) as amended was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Galloway, Carolyn offered amendment (#2) to the 
         measure.
         
         Testimony was taken.
         
         The amendment failed by a non-record vote.
         
         Representative Galloway, Carolyn offered amendment (#3) to the 
         measure.
         
         Testimony was taken.
         
         The amendment failed by a non-record vote.
         
         The bill was reported favorably as amended, without objection, 
         to the full committee.
         
         At 6:15 pm, on the motion of Representative Hodge and without 
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of 
         the chair.
         
         
         
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         Rep. Jesse Jones, Chair                      Mike Dunn, Clerk