House Committee on Pensions & Investments 
         75th Legislature 
         April 15, 1997 
         8:23 am  
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 9, 1997, the House  
         Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Barry  
         Telford at 8:23 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Telford; Woolley; Berlanga; Goolsby;  
                   Serna; Tillery; Williams (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Rangel; Sadler (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 978 
          
         The chair laid out HB 978.   
          
         Representative Telford offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Serna moved that HB 978, 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; Berlanga;  
                        Goolsby; Serna; Tillery; Williams (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Rangel; Sadler (2). 
          
         SB 538 
          
         The chair laid out SB 538.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Sherri Greenberg to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Woolley moved that SB 538 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 Telford; Woolley; Berlanga;  
                        Goolsby; Serna; Tillery; Williams (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Rangel; Sadler (2). 
          
         HB 2936 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2936.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Williams to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Williams to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 472 
          
         The chair laid out SB 472.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Marchant to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that SB 472 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; Berlanga;  
                        Goolsby; Serna; Tillery; Williams (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Rangel; Sadler (2). 
          
         HB 2965 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2965.   
          
         (Rep. Berlanga not present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Elvira Reyna to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
  
         The chair recognized Rep. Elvira Reyna to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2965 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 Telford; Woolley; Goolsby;  
                        Serna; Tillery; Williams (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Berlanga; Rangel; Sadler (3). 
          
         HB 2029 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2029.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Bob Turner to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Bob Turner to close on the measure.   
          
         (Rep. Williams not present.) 
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2029 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;  
                        Serna; Tillery (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Berlanga; Sadler; Rangel;  
                        Williams (4). 
          
         HB 1490 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1490.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Bob Turner to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         (Rep. Goolsby not present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Bob Turner to close on the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 682 
          
         The chair laid out HB 682.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Bob Turner to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Bob Turner to close on the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 874 
          
         The chair laid out HB 874.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Naishtat to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1539 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1539.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Senfronia Thompson to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Senfronia Thompson to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1203 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1203.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Sylvester Turner to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         (Rep. Berlanga now present.) 
          
         Representative Woolley offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
  
         Representative Woolley moved that HB 1203, 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; Berlanga;  
                        Serna; Tillery (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Goolsby; Rangel; Sadler;  
                        Williams (4). 
          
         At 9:50 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 30 minutes upon adjournment. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 5:25 pm and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Telford.  The roll was answered as  
         follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Telford; Woolley; Berlanga; Goolsby;  
                   Williams (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Rangel; Sadler; Serna; Tillery (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2173 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2173.   
          
         (Representative Tillery now present.)   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Kubiak to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Kubiak to close on the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2002 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2002.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Berlanga to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3055 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3055.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Berlanga to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3114 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3114.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. McClendon to explain the measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The chair recognized Rep. McClendon to close on the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3079 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3079.   
          
         Testimony was taken.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1876 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1876.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 7:02 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Barry Telford, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Sherri Walker, Clerk