The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         79th Legislature 
         March 15, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
                                 CORRECTED MINUTES 
                                           
         On April 4, 2005, the House Committee on Business & Industry  
         authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the  
         House Committee on Business & Industry held on March 15, 2005.  
         The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting: 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 10, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 2:10  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Giddings; Martinez; Bohac; Solomons;  
                    Vo; Zedler (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Elkins; Bailey; Taylor (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 153 
          
         The chair laid out HB 153. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Martinez offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         (Representatives Bailey, Taylor and Elkins now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1578 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1578. 
 
          The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         HB 1379 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1379. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones, Jesse to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Jones, Jesse to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 69 
          
         The chair laid out HB 69. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         HB 1716 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1716. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain the  
         measure. 
 
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         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
           
         The chair recognized Representative Zedler to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 695 
          
         The chair laid out HB 695 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Solomons objects, to the laying out of HB 695. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1021 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1021 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Solomons objects, to the laying out of HB 1021. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 1130 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1130 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Solomons objects, to the laying out of HB 1130. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 1154 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1154 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that HB 1154, 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 Elkins; Martinez; Bohac;  
                         Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
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         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Giddings; Bailey  (2). 
           
         HB 1319 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1319 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Solomons objects, to the laying out of HB 1319. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 1507 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1507. 
          
         Representative Solomons objects, to the laying out of HB 1507. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         HB 1319 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1319 as pending business. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Bailey moved that HB 1319, without amendments, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Bailey; Bohac;  
                         Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Martinez  (1). 
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
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         HB 1507 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1507 as pending business.  
          
          Representative Bailey moved that HB 1507, without amendments, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Martinez;  
                         Bailey; Bohac; Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (9). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 7 
          
         The chair laid out HB 7. 
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 6:52 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Giddings, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Gregory D. Watson, Clerk 
          
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