The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         March 9, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 4, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Hill, at 8:00 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hill; Hamilton; Elkins; Puente;  
                    Quintanilla (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Laubenberg; Uresti (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 352 
          
         The chair laid out HB 352. 
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Elkins moved that HB 352, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins; Puente;  
                         Quintanilla (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Laubenberg; Uresti  (2). 
          
         HB 132 
          
         The chair laid out HB 132. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the  
         measure.  
 
          The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 879 
          
         The chair laid out HB 879. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:58 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was recessed until the final adjournment of the  
         house, March 9, 2005. 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 9,  
         2005, the House Committee on Local Government Ways and Means was  
         adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Hill, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Jay Jezari, Clerk 
          
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