The House Committee on Defense Affairs and  
         State-Federal Relations 
         78th Legislature 
         March 6, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations met in  
         a public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Corte, at 8:10 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Delisi;  
                   Mabry; Merritt; Seaman (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Moreno, Paul; Noriega (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair directed that the February 27, 2003, minutes for the  
         House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations  
         be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without  
         objection. 
          
         HB 11 
          
         The chair laid out HB 11. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1221 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1221. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Telford to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Telford to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Noriega now present.) 
          
         HB 627 
          
         The chair laid out HB 627. 
          
         Representative Berman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Reyna to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Reyna to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The chair referred HB 627 to the subcommittee on HB 627. 
          
         The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on HB  
         627:  Representative Delisi, Chair; Representatives Campbell and  
         Mabry. 
          
         HB72 
          
         The chair laid out HB72. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 76 
          
         The chair laid out HB 76. 
          
         Representative Noriega offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:57 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Corte, Chair 
 
         House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations 
         3/6/2003 
          
         ________________________ 
         Donovan Burton, Clerk