The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock 
         79th Legislature 
         March 29, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.028 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Hardcastle, at  
         8:04 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hardcastle; Anderson; Betty Brown;  
                    Farrar; Herrero; Olivo (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Burnam (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 521 
          
         The chair laid out HB 521. 
          
         (Representative Burnam now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Anderson offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 326 
          
         The chair laid out HB 326. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 9:56 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until adjournment of the full House,  
         March 29, 2005. 
 
          The committee reconvened at 3:11 p.m. and was called to order by  
         the chair, Representative Hardcastle. The roll was answered as  
         follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hardcastle; Anderson; Betty Brown;  
                    Burnam (4). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Farrar; Herrero; Olivo (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 326 Continued 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Herrero now present.)(Representative Olivo now  
         present.) (Representative Farrar now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 4:06 p.m., on the motion of Representative Betty Brown and  
         without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call  
         of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Hardcastle, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Shannon Sneary, Clerk 
          
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