The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock 
         79th Legislature 
         March 15, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 10, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Hardcastle, at  
         8:10 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hardcastle; Anderson; Brown, Betty;  
                    Burnam; Farrar; Herrero (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Olivo (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1361 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1361 as pending business.  
         Representative Brown, Betty offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
         (Representative Olivo now present.) 
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Burnam moved that HB 1361, 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 Hardcastle; Anderson; Brown,  
                         Betty; Burnam; Farrar; Herrero; Olivo (7). 
         Nays:           None (0). 
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 1131 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1131. 
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Byron to explain the  
         measure.  
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:55 a.m., on the motion of Representative Olivo and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the  
         chair. 
          
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          Rep. Hardcastle, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Shannon Sneary, Clerk 
          
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