The House Committee on State Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         April 25, 2003 
         Upon first adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk 17 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 25,  
         2003, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Marchant, at 11:39 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Marchant; Madden; Davis, John; Cook,  
                   Byron; Elkins; Goodman; Lewis (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gattis; Villarreal (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 2174 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2174 as pending business. 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         (Representative Gattis now present.) 
          
         Representative Goodman moved that HB 2174, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Gattis; Goodman; Lewis;  
                             Villarreal (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Elkins  (1).  
           
         HJR 50 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 50 as pending business.  
         The resolution was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 341 
          
         The chair laid out HB 341 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee  
  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Villarreal moved that HB 341, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Gattis; Goodman; Lewis;  
                             Villarreal (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Elkins  (1).  
           
         HB 945 
          
         The chair laid out HB 945 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Goodman moved that HB 945, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,  
                             John; Cook, Byron; Gattis; Goodman; Lewis  
                             (7).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Villarreal (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Elkins  (1).  
           
         At 11:49 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. Marchant, Chair 
          
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         Doug Brown, Clerk