The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative  
         Procedures 
         78th Legislature 
         April 10, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 4, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Flores, at 8:04 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Flores; Hamilton; Goolsby; Homer;  
                   Jones, Delwin (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Raymond; Driver; Eissler; Wise (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Driver now present.) 
          
         HB 977 
          
         The chair laid out HB 977 and explained. 
          
         (Representative Wise now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamilton in chair.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB1008 
          
         Pursuant to the suspension of the 5-day posting rule  made while  
         the House was still in session on April 7, 2003, the chair laid  
         out HB1008. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Driver offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the  
         amendment. 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB1008, as amended, 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 Hamilton; Driver; Goolsby;  
                             Homer; Jones, Delwin (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Flores; Raymond; Eissler; Wise   
                        (4).  
           
         HB 1813 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1813. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 1813, as substituted,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Flores; Hamilton; Goolsby;  
                             Homer; Jones, Delwin; Wise (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Raymond; Driver; Eissler  (3).  
           
         (Representative Flores in chair.) 
         HB 1241, HB1242 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1241 and HB1242. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the bills. 
          
         HB 1241 & HB 1242 were left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 2543 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2543. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones, Delwin to explain the  
         measure.  
 
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         Representative Homer moved that HB 2543, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Flores; Driver; Goolsby;  
                             Homer; Jones, Delwin; Wise (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hamilton; Raymond; Eissler  (3).  
           
         SB 416 
          
         The chair laid out SB 416, the companion to HB 947, which was  
         reported out of committee on March 6, 2003, and explained. 
          
         Representative Homer moved that SB 416, 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 Flores; Driver; Goolsby;  
                             Homer; Jones, Delwin; Wise (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Hamilton; Raymond; Eissler  (3).  
           
         At 8:36 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until 20 minutes upon final adjournment  
         of the House, April 10, 2003. 
          
         The committee reconvened at 1:41 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Flores. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Flores; Hamilton; Eissler; Goolsby;  
                   Homer; Jones, Delwin (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Raymond; Driver; Wise (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2056 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2056. 
          
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         The chair recognized Representative Dawson to explain the  
          measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dawson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2056, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Flores; Hamilton; Eissler;  
                             Goolsby; Homer; Jones, Delwin (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Raymond; Driver; Wise  (3).  
           
         HB 1241, HB 1242 
         The chair laid out HB 1241 and HB 1242, as pending business. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the bills. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin offered a complete committee  
         substitute to HB 1241. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain CSHB 1241. 
          
         (Representative Hamilton in chair.) 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 1241, as substituted,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin moved to withdraw his motion.   
         There being no objection, the motion was withdrawn. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin moved to reconsider the vote by  
         which the substitute to HB 1241was adopted. The motion to  
         reconsider prevailed without objection. 
          
         The chair laid out CSHB 1241. 
          
         Representative Homer offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
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         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
          The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a  
         new committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin offered the new complete committee  
         substitute to HB 1241. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Driver now present.) 
          
         Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 1241, as substituted,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Flores; Hamilton; Driver;  
                             Eissler; Goolsby; Homer; Jones, Delwin (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Raymond; Wise  (2).  
           
         HB 1242 was left pending without objection. 
               
         (Representative Flores in chair.) 
          
         HB 1407, HB 2441, HB 2440, HB 1215, HB 1217, HB 2439 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1407, HB 2441, HB 2440, HB 1215, HB 1217,  
         HB 2439. 
          
         The chair gave a brief overview of all the gambling bills. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hupp to explain HB 1407. 
          
         (Representative Wise now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on HB 1407, HB 2440 & HB 2441.  (See  
         attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamilton in chair.) 
          
          The chair recognized Representative Hupp to close on HB 1407. 
          
         HB 1407, HB 2440 & HB 2441 were left pending without objection. 
          
         (Representative Flores in chair.) 
 
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         Representative Flores, chair, explained HB 2439. 
          
          (Representative Hamilton in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on HB 2439.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on HB 2439. 
         HB 2439 was left pending without objection.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain HB 1217. 
          
         Testimony was taken on HB 1217 & HB 1215.  (See attached witness  
         list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on HB 1217. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain HB 1215. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on HB 1215. 
          
         HB 1215 & HB 1217 were left pending without objection. 
          
         (Representative Flores in chair.) 
          
         HB 1790 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1790 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Wise offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the  
         substitute. 
          
         Representative Wise offered amendment #1 to the committee  
         substitute and explained. 
          
         Amendment #1  was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wise offered amendment #2 to the committee  
         substitute and explained. 
          
         Amendment #2  was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wise offered amendment #3 to the committee  
         substitute and explained. 
          
         Amendment #3  was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Flores, chair, offered amendment #4 to the  
         committee substitute and explained. 
          
         Amendment #4  was adopted without objection. 
          
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         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a new committee substitute. 
          
         Representative Wise offered the new complete committee  
          substitute to HB 1790. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wise moved that HB 1790, 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 Flores; Hamilton; Eissler;  
                             Goolsby; Homer; Wise (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Raymond; Driver; Jones, Delwin   
                        (3).  
           
         The chair directed that the April 3, 2003, minutes for the House  
         Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures be corrected.  
         The corrected minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         At 5:02 p.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. Flores, Chair 
          
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         Milda Mora, Clerk