The House Committee on Government Reform
79th Legislature
February 14, 2005
1:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E1.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 9, 2005, the House
Committee on Government Reform met in a public hearing and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Uresti, at
1:22 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Uresti; Otto; Frost; Gonzales;
Hunter; Veasey (6).
Absent: Representative Davis, Yvonne (1).
A quorum was present.
Introductions made and committee procedures laid out by
Chairman Uresti.
Testimony taken. (See attached witness list.)
HB 26
The chair laid out HB 26.
Substitute laid out by Rep. Hunter.
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the
measure.
Substitute withdrawn.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 423
The chair laid out HB 423.
Substitute laid out by Rep. Hunter.
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the
measure.
Substitute withdrawn.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 256
The chair laid out HB 256.
Substitute laid out by Rep. Veasey.
The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the
measure.
Substitute withdrawn.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 433
The chair laid out HB 433.
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 630
The chair laid out HB 630.
Substitute laid out by Rep. Gonzales.
The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on
the measure.
Substitute withdrawn.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 297
The chair laid out HB 297.
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.
At 3:48 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without
objection, the meeting was recessed until 3:58 p.m.,
February 14, 2005.
The committee reconvened at 4:01 p.m. and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Uresti.
(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)
(Representative Otto in chair.)
HB 801
The chair laid out HB 801.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the
measure.
Explanation halted because roll was not taken after
reconvening.
Roll now called after recess.
Present: Representatives Uresti; Otto; Davis; Frost;
Gonzales; Hunter; Veasey (7).
Absent: (0)
A quorum was present.
HB 801
The chair laid out HB 801 again subsequent to the calling
of the roll.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the
measure.
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House Committee on Government Reform
2/14/2005
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 802
The chair laid out HB 802.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 799
The chair laid out HB 799.
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Uresti to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Uresti in chair.)
At 5:05 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. Uresti, Chair
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Ryan Sullivan, Clerk
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