House Committee on Financial Institutions 
         75th Legislature 
         April 7, 1997 
         2:00 pm  
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 2, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Financial Institutions met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Kenny  
         Marchant at 2:11 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Marchant; Gutierrez; Ehrhardt;  
                   Giddings; Grusendorf; Patterson, L.P. "Pete"; Smith;  
                   Solomons (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Elkins (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Elkins now present.)   
          
         HB 3077 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3077.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Gutierrez offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         into the committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 3077, as substituted,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to  
         the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion  
         prevailed by the following vote:   
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Gutierrez; Ehrhardt;  
                        Elkins; Giddings; Grusendorf; Patterson, L.P.  
                        "Pete"; Smith; Solomons (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 3076 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3076.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 3076 be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and  
         Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following  
         vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Gutierrez; Ehrhardt;  
                        Elkins; Giddings; Grusendorf; Patterson, L.P.  
                        "Pete"; Smith; Solomons (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 3078 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3078.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 3078 be reported  
         favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do  
         pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and  
         Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following  
         vote:   
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Gutierrez; Ehrhardt;  
                        Elkins; Giddings; Grusendorf; Patterson, L.P.  
                        "Pete"; Smith; Solomons (9). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 2967 
  
         The chair laid out HB 2967.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3124 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3124.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3503 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3503.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3511 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3511.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Giddings offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Ehrhardt moved that HB 3511, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Gutierrez; Ehrhardt;  
                        Giddings; Grusendorf; Patterson, L.P. "Pete";  
                        Smith (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Elkins; Solomons (2). 
          
         (Representative Elkins now present.)   
          
         (Representative Solomons now present.)   
          
         HB 3168 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
  
         Representative Solomons offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         Representative Grusendorf offered an amendment to the  
         committee substitute.   
          
         The amendment was withdrawn. 
          
         Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         into the committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Ehrhardt moved that HB 3168, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Gutierrez; Ehrhardt;  
                        Elkins; Giddings; Patterson, L.P. "Pete";  
                        Smith; Solomons  (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Grusendorf (1). 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf now present.) 
          
         HB 2947 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2947.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2877 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2877.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Greenberg to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Ehrhardt offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Ehrhardt moved that HB 2877, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Gutierrez; Ehrhardt;  
                        Elkins; Giddings; Patterson, L.P. "Pete";  
                        Smith; Solomons (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Grusendorf (1). 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf now present.)   
          
         Representative Marchant moved to reconsider the vote by which  
         HB 2877, as substituted, was reported without objection. 
          
         Representative Grusendorf moved to reconsider the motion to  
         adopt the committee substitute without objection. 
          
         Representative Grusendorf offered an amendment to the  
         committee substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         into the committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 2877, 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 vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Ehrhardt; Elkins;  
                        Grusendorf; Solomons (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gutierrez; Giddings; Patterson,  
                        L.P. "Pete"; Smith (4). 
  
         (Representative Gutierrez now present.)   
          
         HB 2902 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2902.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Marchant offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 2902, as substituted,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to  
         the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion  
         prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Gutierrez; Ehrhardt;  
                        Elkins; Grusendorf; Solomons (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Giddings; Patterson, L.P.  
                        "Pete"; Smith (3). 
          
         (Representative Smith now present.)   
          
         HB 2436 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2436 as pending business.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Elkins moved that HB 2436 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 Marchant; Ehrhardt; Elkins;  
                        Grusendorf; Smith; Solomons (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gutierrez; Giddings; Patterson,  
                
                        L.P. "Pete" (3). 
          
         HB 2548 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2548.   
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 2548. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on  
         HB 2548:  Representative Giddings, Chair, Representatives  
         Ehrhardt and Solomons.  
          
         (Representative Elkins in chair.)   
          
         HB 3334 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3334.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Smith offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 3334, as substituted,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the  
         recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to  
         the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion  
         prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Marchant; Ehrhardt; Elkins;  
                        Grusendorf; Smith; Solomons (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Gutierrez; Giddings; Patterson,  
                        L.P. "Pete" (3). 
          
         HB 2798 
         The chair laid out HB 2798.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Smith offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2352 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2352.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Smith offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn. 
          
         The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 2352. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on  
         HB 2352:  Representative Solomons, Chair, Representatives  
         Elkins and Grusendorf.  
          
         (Representative Marchant in chair.)   
          
         HB 2796 
          
         The Chair referred HB 2796 directly to Subcommittee. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on  
         HB 2796:  Representative Elkins, chair, Representatives  
         Marchant and Smith.   
          
         At 8:11 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Kenny Marchant, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Bryan McMath, Clerk