The House Committee on Government Reform 
         78th Legislature 
         March 10, 2003 
         8:30 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 5, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Government Reform met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Swinford, at 8:45  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Swinford; Callegari; Casteel; Cook,  
                   Robby; Smith, Todd (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gallego; Allen (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 898 
          
         The chair laid out HB 898 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Cook, Robby moved that HB 898, 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 Swinford; Callegari;  
                             Casteel; Cook, Robby; Smith, Todd (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gallego; Allen  (2).  
           
         (Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken from the Texas Incentive and Productivity  
         Commission. 
         (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:41 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. Swinford, Chair 
          
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         Carrie Aldridge, Clerk