The House Committee on Business & Industry 
         79th Legislature 
         May 17, 2005 
         2:00 p.m. or upon final Adjourn./Recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 12, 2005, the House Committee  
         on Business and Industry met in a Public Hearing and was called  
         to order by the Chair, Representative Giddings, at 5:15 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Giddings; Solomons; Taylor; Vo;  
                    Zedler (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Bailey; Bohac; Elkins; Martinez (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SENATE BILL No. 1056 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 1056. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Dukes, the House sponsor of  
         SB 1056, to explain the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Elkins now present.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         SENATE BILL No. 629 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 629. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Dutton, the House sponsor of  
         SB 629, to explain the measure. 
          
         The Chair offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
         The Chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
 
          (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 1300 
          
         The Chair laid out HR 1300. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         The resolution was left pending without objection. 
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         SENATE BILL No. 100 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 100. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Giddings, the House Sponsor  
         of SB 100, to explain the measure. 
          
         The Chair (Elkins) offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
         measure. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that SB 100, 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; Giddings; Solomons;  
                         Taylor; Vo (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
         Present, Not Voting:     None (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Bailey; Bohac; Martinez; Zedler  
                         (4). 
          
         SENATE BILL No. 742 
          
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         The Chair laid out SB 742 as pending business. 
          
          The Chair recognized Representative Giddings, the House sponsor  
         of SB 742, to explain the measure. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that SB 742, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Elkins; Giddings; Solomons;  
                         Taylor; Vo; Zedler (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Bailey; Bohac; Martinez (3). 
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         SENATE BILL No. 629 
          
         As pending business, the Chair again laid out SB 629. 
          
         Representative Vo offered a complete committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Solomons moved that SB 629, 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; Giddings; Solomons;  
                         Taylor; Vo; Zedler (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Bailey; Bohac; Martinez (3). 
         (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 1300 
          
         As pending business, the Chair again laid out HR 1300. 
          
         Representative Vo moved that HR 1300, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the  
 
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         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Elkins; Giddings; Solomons;  
                          Taylor; Vo; Zedler (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Bailey; Bohac; Martinez (3). 
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         SENATE BILL No. 1631 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 1631. 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Hartnett, the House sponsor  
         of SB 1631, to explain the measure. 
          
         Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that SB 1631, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote: 
          
         Ayes:           Representatives Elkins; Giddings; Taylor; Vo;  
                         Zedler (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Bailey; Bohac; Martinez;  
                         Solomons (4). 
          
         SENATE BILL No. 1056 
          
         As pending business, the Chair again laid out SB 1056. 
          
         Again, the bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         (Representative Elkins in chair.) 
          
         SENATE BILL No. 674 
          
         The Chair laid out SB 674. 
 
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         The Chair recognized Representative Giddings, the House sponsor  
         of SB 674, to explain the measure. 
          
          Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The Chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the  
                         measure. 
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
          
         (Representative Giddings in chair.) 
          
         At 7:01 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. HELEN GIDDINGS, Chair 
          
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         GREGORY D. WATSON, Chief Clerk 
          
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