House Committee on Elections
         Subcommittee on HB 331 - Processes and Procedures
         75th Legislature
         March 20, 1997
         2:00 pm 
         Capitol Extension, E2.016
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 14, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Elections, Subcommittee on HB 331 - Processes and 
         Procedures met in a public hearing and was called to order by 
         the Chair, Representative Jones, Jesse at 2:10 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Jones, Jesse; Galloway, Carolyn; 
                   Hodge (3).
         Absent:   (0).
         
         HB 1237
         
         The chair laid out HB 1237.  
         
         Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 1237 be reported 
         favorably to the full committee with the recommendation that 
         it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the 
         following vote:  
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Jones, Jesse; Hodge (2).
         Nays:          Representative Galloway, Carolyn (1).
         Absent:        None (0).
         
         HB 1652
         The chair laid out HB 1652.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Siebert to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Hodge offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         Representative Galloway, Carolyn offered an amendment to the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Siebert to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 331
         Representative Hodge made the motion to reconsider the vote by 
         which HB 331 was reported to the full committee.
         
         The motion prevailed without objection.
         
 
         





         Representative Madden offered amendments to the measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1350
         The chair laid out HB 1350.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1351
         The chair laid out HB 1351.  
         
         Representative Madden explained the measure.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1400
         The chair laid out HB 1400.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1350
         The chair laid out HB 1350.  
         
         Representative Hodge offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 331
         The chair laid out HB 331 as pending business.  
         
         An amendment previously adopted was reconsidered.
         
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection on the motion of 
         Representative Galloway.
         
         Representative Madden offered an amendment to the measure.  
         
         The amendment was adopted without objection.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 1966
         The chair laid out HB 1966.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the 
         measure.  
 
         





         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         At 4:00 pm, 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. Jesse Jones, Chair
         
         
         
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         Mike Dunn, Clerk