The House Committee on Pensions & Investments 
         78th Legislature 
         April 14, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 8, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Ritter, at 8:27  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Ritter; Grusendorf; Martinez Fischer;  
                   Rose (4). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Telford; McClendon; Pena (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         Representative Rose moved that the March 31, 2003 minutes for  
         the House Committee on Pensions & Investments be corrected. The  
         corrected minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         HB 3456 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3456. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 3456, 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 Ritter; Grusendorf; Martinez  
                             Fischer; Rose (4).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Telford; McClendon; Pena  (3).  
                    
         HB 514 
          
         The chair laid out HB 514. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Griggs to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Griggs to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 985, HB 2215 
          
         The chair laid out HB 985, HB 2215. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the  
         measures.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the  
         measures.  
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3365 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3365. 
          
         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 2356 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2356. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on the  
         measure.  
               
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2358 
          
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         The chair laid out HB 2358. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2037 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2037. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Rose in chair.) 
          
         HB 1388 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1388. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3284 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3284. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain  
         the measure.  
          
         Representative Martinez Fischer offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on  
         the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:30 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
 
         House Committee on Pensions & Investments 
         4/14/2003 
          
         the meeting was recessed until 12:00 p.m., April 14, 2003. 
                               
         The meeting to follow the committee recess scheduled for 12:00  
         p.m., April 14, 2003 was cancelled. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Patrick Rose , Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Sherri Walker, Clerk