House Committee on Pensions & Investments 
         76th Legislature 
         March 3, 1999 
         8:00 am  
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 25, 1999, the House  
         Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing  
         and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Sherri  
         Greenberg at 8:17 am. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Greenberg; Tillery; Bonnen; Clark;  
                   George; Rangel; Telford; Williams (8). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Salinas (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 986 
          
         The chair laid out HB 986.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Williams to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Williams to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Telford moved that HB 986 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 Greenberg; Tillery; Bonnen;  
                        Clark; George; Rangel; Telford; Williams (8). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representative Salinas (1). 
          
         HB 264 
          
         The chair laid out HB 264.   
          
         (Representative Tillery now absent.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the  
         measure.   
  
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         Representative Clark moved that HB 264 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 Greenberg; Bonnen; Clark;  
                        George; Rangel; Telford; Williams (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Tillery; Salinas (2). 
          
         HB 18 
          
         The chair laid out HB 18.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named  
         later by the chair. 
          
         HB 1173 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1173.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough  to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted by the following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Greenberg; Bonnen; Clark;  
                        George; Rangel; Telford; Williams (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
  
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Tillery; Salinas (2). 
          
         The chair instructed that the amendment be incorporated into a  
         substitute. 
           
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Telford moved that HB 1173, 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 Greenberg; Bonnen; Clark;  
                        George; Rangel; Telford; Williams (7). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Tillery; Salinas (2). 
          
         HB 1214 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1214.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough  to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Yarbrough  to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named  
         later by the chair. 
          
         The Committee stood at ease for 15 minutes. 
          
         (Representatives Bonnen and Williams now absent.) 
          
         HB 1173 
          
         The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure  
         was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider  
         prevailed by the following vote:   
          
         Ayes:          Representatives Greenberg; Clark; George;  
                        Rangel; Telford (5). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Tillery; Bonnen; Salinas;  
                        Williams (4). 
          
         (Representative Williams now present.)   
          
         Representative Telford moved that HB 1173, 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 Greenberg; Clark; George;  
                        Rangel; Telford; Williams (6). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        Representatives Tillery; Bonnen; Salinas (3). 
          
         HB 1207 
         The chair laid out HB 1207.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         (Representative Salinas now present.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:25 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until Wednesday, March 10, 1999 at  
         8:00 am. 
          
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         Rep. Sherri Greenberg, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Juliane Baron, Clerk