The House Committee on State Affairs 
         79th Legislature 
         April 21, 2005 
         Upon lunch recess 
         House Chamber, Desk #9 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 21,  
         2005, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Swinford, at 11:53 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Swinford; Miller; Cook, Byron;  
                    Farrar; Keffer, Jim; Martinez Fischer; Villarreal;  
                    Wong (8). 
          
         Absent:    Representative Gattis (1). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 317 
          
         The chair laid out HB 317 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Miller offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Miller moved that HB 317, 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 Swinford; Miller; Cook, Byron;  
                         Keffer, Jim; Martinez Fischer; Wong (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Farrar; Villarreal   
                         (2). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gattis  (1). 
          
         HB 702 
          
         The chair laid out HB 702 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Miller offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Miller moved that HB 702, 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 Swinford; Miller; Cook, Byron;  
                         Keffer, Jim; Wong (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Farrar; Martinez Fischer;  
                         Villarreal (3). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gattis  (1). 
          
         HB 811 
          
         The chair laid out HB 811 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Keffer, Jim moved that HB 811, 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 Swinford; Miller; Cook, Byron;  
                         Keffer, Jim; Martinez Fischer; Wong (6). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Farrar; Villarreal (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gattis  (1). 
          
         HB 1469 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1469 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Cook, Byron moved that HB 1469, 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 Swinford; Miller; Cook, Byron;  
                         Keffer, Jim; Martinez Fischer; Wong (6). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Farrar; Villarreal (2). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Gattis  (1). 
          
         HB 1684 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1684 as pending business.  
          
         (Representative Gattis now present.) 
          
          Representative Keffer, Jim offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Cook, Byron moved that HB 1684, 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 Swinford; Gattis; Cook, Byron;  
                         Farrar; Keffer, Jim; Martinez Fischer;  
                         Villarreal; Wong (8). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Miller (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         At 11:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Swinford, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Carrie Aldridge, Clerk 
          
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