The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         Subcommittee on Healthcare Technology 
         76th Legislature 
         May 31, 2000 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Beta Gene, Dallas, TX 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 26, 2000, the House Committee  
         on Business & Industry, Subcommittee on Healthcare Technology,  
         met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative George, at 8:15 a.m. 
          
         Present:  Representative George (1). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Corte; Dukes; Ritter; Woolley (4). 
          
         A quorum was not present. 
          
         The committee was given a tour of the Beta Gene Facilities. 
          
         Invited testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Corte now present.) 
          
         Invited testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:45 a.m., 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. George, Chair 
          
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         Bonnie Bruce, Clerk