House Committee on Ways & Means 
         76th Legislature 
         April 15, 1999 
         12:00 pm or upon adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk #61 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 15,  
         1999, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the Chair, Representative  
         Ren  Oliveira at 12:10 pm . 
          
         The roll was answered as follows:   
          
         Present:  Representatives Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen; Craddick;  
                   Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert; Keffer; King, Tracy;  
                   Ramsay (10). 
          
         Absent:   Representative Sadler (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 767 
          
         The chair laid out HB 767 as pending business.   
          
         (Representative Sadler now present.)   
          
         Representative McCall offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative McCall moved that HB 767, as amended, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;  
                        Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 2220 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2220 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Hilbert offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Craddick moved that HB 2220, as amended, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;  
                        Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 2574 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2574 as pending business.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3034 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3034 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Hilbert moved that HB 3034 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;  
                        Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 3197 
         The chair laid out HB 3197 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Sadler offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Ramsay moved that HB 3197, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;  
                        Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 3252 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3252 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Craddick moved that HB 3252, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;  
                        Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
         HB 3600 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3600 as pending business.   
          
         Representative McCall moved that HB 3600 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;  
                        Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 3211 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3211 as pending business.   
  
         Representative Craddick offered an amendment to the measure.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         Representative Craddick moved that HB 3211, as amended, 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;  
                        Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 3541 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3541 as pending business.   
          
         Representative Hilbert moved that HB 3541 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 Oliveira; McCall; Bonnen;  
                        Craddick; Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert;  
                        Keffer; King, Tracy; Ramsay; Sadler (11). 
          
         Nays:          None (0). 
          
         Present not Voting:      None (0). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         HB 374 
          
         The chair recalled HB 374 from subcommittee.   
          
         Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute.   
          
         Representative Heflin offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.   
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection.   
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Heflin moved that HB 374, 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 McCall; Bonnen; Craddick;  
                        Davis, Yvonne; Heflin; Hilbert; Keffer; King,  
                        Tracy; Ramsay (9). 
          
         Nays:          Representative Sadler (1). 
          
         Present not Voting:      Representative Oliveira (1). 
          
         Absent:        None (0). 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments  
         into a committee substitute.   
         HB 3616 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3616 as pending business.   
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 12:39 pm, 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. Ren  Oliveira, Chair 
          
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         J.J. Garza, Clerk