The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         78th Legislature 
         April 23, 2003 
         5:00 p.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement made at the morning recess of the  
         Committee hearing, and from the house floor on April 23, 2003,  
         the House Committee on Business & Industry continued the public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Giddings, at 5:35 p.m. 
          
         Following the recess of the previous hearing, the roll was  
         answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Martinez Fischer;  
                   Moreno, Joe E.; Solomons (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Kolkhorst; Bohac; Oliveira; Zedler  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3285 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3285. 
          
         Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3000 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3000. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain  
         the measure in the absence of the author, Representative Capelo. 
          
         Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Bohac now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on  
         the measure.  
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2180 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2180. 
          
         (Representative Zedler now present.) 
  
         The chair recognized Representative Baxter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Baxter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1230 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1230. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 6:15 p.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. , Helen Giddings, Chair 
          
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         Paul Harris, Chief Clerk