The House Committee on Defense Affairs and  
         State-Federal Relations 
         78th Legislature 
         April 24, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 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 8:07 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Delisi;  
                   Merritt; Moreno, Paul (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Mabry; Noriega; Seaman (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3211 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3211. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Noriega now present.) 
          
         (Representative Seaman now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HCR 161 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 161. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2540 
  
         The chair laid out HB 2540. 
          
         Representative Campbell offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Campbell in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Corte in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 743 
          
         The chair laid out HB 743. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Campbell offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the  
         measure.  
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 80 
          
         The chair laid out HB 80. 
          
         Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the measure.  
          
         (Representative Mabry now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations 
         4/24/2003 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HCR 27 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 27. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ellis to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ellis to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HCR 156 
          
         The chair laid out HCR 156. 
          
         Representative Noriega offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Noriega to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Noriega to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Noriega in chair.) 
          
         HB 3362 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3362. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Corte in chair.) 
          
         At 9:58 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 
 
         House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations 
         4/24/2003 
          
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         Donovan Burton, Clerk