The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative  
         Procedures 
         78th Legislature 
         April 6, 2004 
         10:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2004, the House  
         Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Flores, at 10:24 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Flores; Hamilton; Driver; Eissler;  
                   Goolsby; Jones, Delwin (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Raymond; Homer; Wise (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Rep. Jones moved to limit testimony to five minutes. There being  
         no objection, the motion was adopted. 
          
         Interim Charge #3:  Implementation of HB 1487 (78R), licensing  
         of electricians 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Raymond now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Rep. Eissler to read a letter from Rep.  
         Bonnen into the record. 
          
         Testimony continued. (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair moved that the committee stand at ease.  There being  
         no objection, the committee stood at ease at 12:00 p.m. 
          
         At 12:12 p.m., the chair called the committee to order. 
          
         Interim Charge #6:  Reducing underage drinking in Texas 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamilton in chair.) 
          
         Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair moved that the committee stand at ease.  There being  
         no objection, the committee stood at ease at 2: 27 p.m.   
          
         (Representative Flores in chair.) 
          
         At 2:43 p.m. the chair called the committee to order.  
  
         Interim Charge #7:  Oversight: Texas Lottery Commission,  
         authorizing lottery commission to administer video lottery  
         terminals 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamilton in chair.) 
          
         Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Flores in chair.) 
          
         Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Hamilton in chair.) 
          
         Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Interim Charge #5:  Consolidation of certain state agencies to  
         Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 6:42 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