The House Committee on Elections 
         78th Legislature 
         July 2, 2003 
         11:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on June 30, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Denny, at 11:15 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Denny; Howard; Deshotel; Bohac;  
                   Harper-Brown (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Coleman; Uresti (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 16 
          
         The chair laid out HB 16. 
          
         The chair explained the measure.  
          
         (Representative Uresti now present.) 
          
         Representative Denny offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Representative Denny offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Deshotel moved that HB 16, 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 Denny; Howard; Deshotel;  
                             Bohac; Harper-Brown; Uresti (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Coleman  (1).  
           
         At 11:38 a.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. Mary Denny, Chair 
          
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         Noe Barrios, Clerk