House Committee on Pensions & Investments
75th Legislature
April 1, 1997
8:00 am
Capitol Extension, E1.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 1997, the House
Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing
and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Barry
Telford at 8:15 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Telford; Woolley; Goolsby; Rangel;
Tillery; Williams (6).
Absent: Representatives Berlanga; Sadler; Serna (3).
A quorum was present.
SB 325
The chair laid out SB 325.
The chair recognized Rep. Kuempel to explain the measure.
Representative Telford offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Rep. Kuempel to close on the measure.
Representative Woolley moved that SB 325, as amended, 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby;
Rangel; Tillery; Williams (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Berlanga; Sadler; Serna (3).
SB 616
The chair laid out SB 616.
Rep. Serna now present.
Representative Woolley moved that SB 616 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby;
Rangel; Serna; Tillery; Williams (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Berlanga; Sadler (2).
HJR 64
The chair laid out HJR 64.
The chair recognized Rep. Giddings to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Rep. Giddings to close the measure.
Representative Goolsby moved that HJR 64 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby;
Rangel; Serna; Tillery; Williams (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Berlanga; Sadler (2).
HB 458
The chair laid out HB 458.
The chair recognized Rep. Cuellar to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Rep. Cuellar to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2812
The chair laid out HB 2812.
The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the
measure.
Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken.
(Rep. Sadler now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Woolley to close on the
measure.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2812 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby;
Rangel; Sadler; Serna; Tillery; Williams (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Berlanga (1).
Rep. Goolsby moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 2812 was
passed. There being no objection, the Chair so ordered.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2812, 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby;
Rangel; Sadler; Serna; Tillery; Williams (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Berlanga (1).
HB 862
The chair laid out HB 862.
The chair recognized Rep. Chisum to explain the measure.
Representative Telford offered a complete committee
substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Chisum to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Woolley in chair.)
HB 2644
The chair laid out HB 2644.
The chair recognized Representative Telford to explain the
measure.
Representative Telford offered a complete committee
substitute.
(Representatives Serna, Williams and Goolsby not present.)
Testimony was taken.
Representative Telford offered amendment No. 1 to the
committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Telford offered amendment No. 2 to the
committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Telford offered amendment No. 3 to the
committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments
into a committee substitute.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
Representative Rangel moved that HB 2644, 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 Telford; Woolley; Rangel;
Sadler; Tillery (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Berlanga; Goolsby; Serna;
Williams (4).
Representatives Goolsby and Serna requested to go on record as
being in support of HB 2644 as substituted.
At 9:56 am, 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. Barry Telford, Chair
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Sherri Walker, Clerk