The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         79th Legislature 
         February 22, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 17, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 2:09  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Giddings; Martinez; Bohac; Vo; Zedler  
                    (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Elkins; Bailey; Solomons; Taylor (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Solomons now present.) 
          
         (Representative Taylor now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Bailey now present.) 
          
         HB 982 
          
         The chair laid out HB 982. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Reyna to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Reyna to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 511 
          
         The chair laid out HB 511. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
           
         HB 695 
          
         The chair laid out HB 695. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1130 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1130. 
          
         Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute. 
           
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Byron to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Byron to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 210 
          
         The chair laid out HB 210. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Solomons in chair.) 
          
         HB 1021 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1021. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
 
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         House Committee on Business & Industry 
         2/22/2005 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
          measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         At 4:35 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. Giddings, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         D Willis, Clerk 
          
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