House Committee on Elections 
         Subcommittee on HB 331 - Processes and Procedures 
         75th Legislature 
         April 7, 1997 
         4:00 pm or upon adjournment 
         Reagan, 106 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 2, 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 Acting Chair, Representative Jones, Jesse at 4:30 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Jones, Jesse; Galloway, Carolyn;  
                   Hodge (3). 
          
         Absent:   (0). 
          
         HB 543 
          
         The chair laid out HB 543.   
          
         The chair made the motion to reconsider the motion by which HB  
         543 was reported back to the full committee. 
          
         The motion passed without objection. 
          
         HB 543 was left pending. 
          
         HB 1237 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1237. 
          
         The chair made the motion to reconsider the motion by which HB  
         1237 was reported back to the full committee. 
          
         The motion passed without objection. 
          
         Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 1237 be reported  
         favorably to the full house 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). 
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 331, HB 1400, and HB 1652 
          
         The chair laid out HB 331 as pending business.   
          
         The chair laid out HB 1400 and HB 1652. 
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Hodge offered an amendment to HB 331.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Hodge offered an amendment to HB 331.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Hodge offered a complete committee substitute  
         to HB 1400.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted by the following record  
         vote: 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted by the following record  
         vote: 
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Jones, Jesse; Hodge (2). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Galloway, Carolyn (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        (0). 
          
         Representative Hodge moved that HB 1400, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full committee.  The motion  
         prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Jones, Jesse; Hodge (2). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Galloway, Carolyn (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        (0). 
          
         HB 331 was left pending. 
         HB 1652 was left pending. 
          
         At 5:45 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 
          
         ______________________ 
         Mike Dunn, Clerk