The House Committee on Defense Affairs and  
         State-Federal Relations 
         78th Legislature 
         March 19, 2003 
         9:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations met in  
         a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Corte, at 9:05 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Delisi;  
                   Mabry; Noriega; Seaman (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Merritt; Moreno, Paul (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         At 9:06 a.m. the chair announced that the Committee would stand  
         at ease 
          
         At 9:10 a.m. the chair called the Committee to order 
          
         (Representative Merritt now present) 
          
         HB 9 
          
         The chair laid out HB 9 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Campbell offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The Chair explained the Substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection 
          
         (Representative Moreno, Paul now present.) 
          
         Representative Berman moved to the previous question. 
          
         Representative Noriega objected 
          
         The motion prevailed by the following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman;  
                             Delisi; Mabry; Merritt; Seaman (7).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Noriega (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         Representative Delisi moved that HB 9, 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 Corte; Campbell; Berman;  
                             Delisi; Mabry; Merritt; Seaman (7).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Noriega (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Moreno, Paul  (1).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
          
         Representative Noriega noted his intention to file a minority  
         report on C.S.H.B. 9 
          
          HCR 75 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 75 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Merritt moved that HCR 75, 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 Corte; Campbell; Berman;  
                             Delisi; Mabry; Merritt; Seaman (7).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Moreno, Paul (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Noriega  (1).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         At 9:42 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. Corte, Chair 
          
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         Donovan Burton, Clerk