The House Committee on Transportation 
         78th Legislature 
         July 18, 2003 
         12:25 p.m. 
         Speaker's Committee Room 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on July 18,  
         2003, and permission granted by the House allowing the committee  
         to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on  
         Transportation met in a formal meeting and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Krusee, at 12:36 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Krusee; Phillips; Garza; Harper-Brown;  
                   Mercer (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Hamric; Edwards; Hill; Laney (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 21 
          
         The chair laid out SB 21. 
          
         (Representative Laney now present.) 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
          
         Chairman Krusee explained the measure. 
          
         Representative Phillips offered committee amendment #1 to the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Mercer offered committee amendment #2 to the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Phillips moved that SB 21, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                             Garza; Harper-Brown; Mercer (6).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Laney (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Edwards; Hill  (2).  
           
         At 12:57 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. Krusee, Chair 
          
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         Laurie McAnally, Clerk