The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         78th Legislature 
         May 15, 2003 
         1:30 p.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 15, 2003, the House Committee  
         on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 4:24 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst; Solomons;  
                   Zedler (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Bohac; Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe  
                   E.; Oliveira (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         SB 1574 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1574. 
          
         Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair laid out the substitute. 
          
         Representative Giddings offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair laid out the amendment to the substitute. 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a  
         committee substitute. 
          
         The chair laid out the new substitute. 
          
         The new committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1574, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst;  
                             Solomons; Zedler (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bohac; Martinez Fischer; Moreno,  
                        Joe E.; Oliveira  (4).  
          
         SB 1572 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1572. 
          
         Representative Zedler moved that SB 1572, without amendments, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst;  
                             Solomons; Zedler (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bohac; Martinez Fischer; Moreno,  
                        Joe E.; Oliveira  (4).  
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         SB 1527 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1527. 
          
         (Representative Bohac now present.) 
          
         Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1527, without amendments,  
         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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst;  
                             Bohac; Solomons; Zedler (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;  
                        Oliveira  (3).  
           
         SB 1212 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1212. 
          
         Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
 
         House Committee on Business & Industry 
         5/15/2003 
          
         The chair laid out the substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that SB 1212, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst;  
                             Bohac; Zedler (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;  
                        Oliveira; Solomons  (4).  
           
         SB 92 
          
         The chair laid out SB 92. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that SB 92, without amendments, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Kolkhorst;  
                             Bohac; Zedler (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Moreno, Joe E.;  
                        Oliveira; Solomons  (4).  
           
         At 4:46 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Helen Giddings, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Paul S. Harris, Chief Clerk 
          
         House Committee on Business & Industry 
         5/15/2003