House Committee on State Affairs 
         76th Legislature 
         February 22, 1999 
         1:30 pm  
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
                                CORRECTED MINUTES 
          
         On March 22, 1999, the House Committee on State Affairs  
         authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of  
         the House Committee on State Affairs held on February 22,  
         1999.  The following are the corrected minutes for that  
         meeting: 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 17, 1999, the House  
         Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Steven Wolens at  
         1:47 pm. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Wolens; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;  
                   Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin; Longoria; McCall  
                   (9). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;  
                   Craddick; Danburg; Marchant; Merritt (6). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Danburg now present.)   
          
         HB 156, HB 595, HB 596, and HB 599. 
          
         The chair laid out HB 156, HB 595, HB 596, and HB 599.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain HB 595  
         and HB 596.   
          
         Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute  
         for HB 596.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain HB 599.   
          
         (Representative Danburg in chair.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wolens to explain HB 156.   
          
         Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.    
         (Representative Wolens in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Alvarado now present.)   
  
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on HB 595  
         and HB 596.   
          
         Representative Wolens closed on HB 156 and 599. 
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 304 
          
         The chair laid out HB 304.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 471 
          
         The chair laid out HB 471.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the  
         measure.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 432 
          
         The chair laid out HB 432.   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bob R. Turner to explain  
         the measure.   
          
         (Representative Alvarado in chair.)   
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         (Representative Wolens in chair.)   
          
         The chair recognized Representative Bob R. Turner to close on  
         the measure.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         Electric Restructuring 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 6:40 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.   
          
         ______________________ 
         Rep. Steven Wolens, Chair 
          
         ______________________ 
         Elizabeth Kilgo, Clerk