The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         78th Legislature 
         April 2, 2003 
         2:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 28, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Wilson, at 3:20 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Wilson; McCall; Hilderbran; Ritter;  
                   Woolley (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Pitts; Keffer, Jim; Luna; Paxton (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 30 
          
         The chair laid out HB 30. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hodge to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Pitts now present.) 
          
         Representative Woolley offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hodge to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1993 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1993. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative McCall offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1994 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1994. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1995 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1995. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 782 
          
         The chair laid out HB 782. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Grusendorf to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Grusendorf to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 976 
          
         The chair laid out HB 976. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Grusendorf to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative McCall in chair.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Grusendorf to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
 
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         HB 361 
          
         The chair laid out HB 361. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 376 
          
         The chair laid out HB 376. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2120 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2120. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wilson to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Wilson in chair.) 
          
         HB 2423 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2423. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the  
 
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         measure.  
           
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 5:20 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. Wilson, Chair 
          
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         Paul Kamprath, Clerk