The House Committee on State Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         May 5, 2003 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 30, 2003, the House  
         Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Marchant, at 8:27  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Marchant; Madden; Davis, John; Cook,  
                   Byron; Elkins (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Gattis; Goodman; Lewis; Villarreal  
                   (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 1694 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1694. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Goodman now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Gattis now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 919 
          
         The chair laid out SB 919. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Goodman moved that SB 919, 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; Davis, John; Cook,  
                             Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman (6).  
  
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Madden; Lewis; Villarreal  (3).  
           
         (Representative John Davis in chair.) 
          
         SB 1418 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1418. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Marchant to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Marchant in chair.) 
          
         HB 569 
          
         The chair laid out HB 569 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative John Davis moved that HB 569, 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; Davis, John; Cook,  
                             Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Madden; Lewis; Villarreal  (3).  
           
         HJR 50 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 50 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Marchant explained the measure. 
          
         The resolution was left pending without objection.  
          
         SB 1151 
 
         House Committee on State Affairs 
         5/5/2003 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1151.  House Bill 2411, the companion to  
         SB 1151, was previously reported favorably by the committee. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that SB 1151, 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; Davis, John; Cook,  
                             Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Madden; Lewis; Villarreal  (3).  
           
         At 8:56 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. Marchant, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Doug Brown, Clerk