The House Committee on Government Reform 
         78th Legislature 
         July 8, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on July 3, 2003, the House Committee  
         on Government Reform met in a public hearing and was called to  
         order by the chair, Representative Swinford, at 8:10 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Swinford; Allen; Casteel; Cook, Robby;  
                   Smith, Todd (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gallego; Callegari (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 51 
          
         The chair laid out HB 51. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Cook, Robby moved that HB 51, without amendments,  
         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; Allen; Casteel;  
                             Cook, Robby; Smith, Todd (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gallego; Callegari  (2).  
           
         HB 60 
          
         The chair laid out HB 60. 
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 60, without amendments, 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; Allen; Casteel;  
                             Cook, Robby; Smith, Todd (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gallego; Callegari  (2).  
           
         HB 61 
          
         The chair laid out HB 61. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         (Representative Callegari now present.) 
          
         Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 61, 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; Allen; Callegari;  
                             Casteel; Cook, Robby; Smith, Todd (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Gallego  (1).  
           
         HB 82 
          
         The chair laid out HB 82. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the  
         measure.  
          
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         Representative Allen moved that HB 82, without amendments, 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; Allen; Callegari;  
                             Casteel; Cook, Robby; Smith, Todd (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Gallego  (1).  
           
         HB 62 
          
         The chair laid out HB 62. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Callegari moved that HB 62, without amendments,  
         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 Smith, Todd in chair.) 
          
         HB 65 
          
         The chair laid out HB 65. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 65, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
 
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         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
          following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Swinford; Callegari;  
                             Casteel; Smith, Todd (4).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gallego; Allen; Cook, Robby  (3).  
           
         HB 66 
          
         The chair laid out HB 66. 
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Callegari moved that HB 66, without amendments,  
         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; Smith, Todd (4).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gallego; Allen; Cook, Robby  (3).  
           
         (Representative Swinford in chair.) 
          
         HB 53 
          
         The chair laid out HB 53 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 53, without amendments, 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; Smith, Todd (4).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Gallego; Allen; Cook, Robby  (3).  
 
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         HB 54 
           
         The chair laid out HB 54 as pending business.  
         Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Allen now present.) 
               
         (Representative Cook, Robby now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Allen moved that HB 54, 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; Allen; Callegari;  
                             Casteel (4).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Cook, Robby (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Smith, Todd  (1).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Gallego  (1).  
           
         At 9:36 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. David Swinford, Chair 
          
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         Carrie Aldridge, Clerk