The House Committee on Government Reform 
         78th Legislature 
         April 30, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
                                 CORRECTED MINUTES 
                                           
         On May 10, 2003, the House Committee on Government Reform  
         authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the  
         House Committee on Government Reform held on April 30, 2003. The  
         following are the corrected minutes for that meeting: 
          
         Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 28,  
         2003, the House Committee on Government Reform met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Swinford, at 8:13 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Swinford; Allen; Callegari; Casteel;  
                   Cook, Robby (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gallego; Smith, Todd (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2. 
          
         The chair explained the measure. 
          
         (Representative Smith, Todd now present.) 
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair explained the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)      
          
         The committee discussed possible changes to the content of the  
         proposed committee substitute offered by the chair.          
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
         At 9:52 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 11:31 p.m. and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Swinford. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Swinford; Allen; Callegari; Casteel;  
           
                   Cook, Robby (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gallego; Smith, Todd (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         ((Representative Smith, Todd now present.) 
          
         (Representative Gallego in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Cook, Robby in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Swinford in chair.)           
          
         The committee discussed possible changes to the proposed  
         committee substitute offered by the chair. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 4:15 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 2:48 p.m. on May 1, 2003 pursuant to  
         an announcement from the house floor and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Swinford. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Swinford; Allen; Callegari; Casteel;  
                   Cook, Robby (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gallego; Smith, Todd (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
                              
         HB 2 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2 as pending business.  
          
         The chair offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Allen in chair.) 
 
         House Committee on Government Reform 
         4/30/2003 
          
         (Representative Gallego now present.) 
          
         (Representative Swinford in chair.) 
          
         The committee discussed proposed changes to the committee  
         substitute offered by the chair. 
          
         Representative Allen moved that the proposed changes to the  
         committee substitute be adopted. 
          
         The proposed changes were adopted as an amendment to the  
         substitute without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a  
         committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Allen moved that HB 2, 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; Gallego; Allen;  
                             Callegari; Casteel; Cook, Robby (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Smith, Todd  (1).  
          
         At 4:31 p.m. on May 1, 2003, 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