The House Committee on Transportation 
         79th Legislature 
         March 15, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.012 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 10, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Krusee, at 8:08  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Krusee; Phillips; Callegari; Casteel;  
                    Deshotel; Hill (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George "Buddy"  
                    (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 55 
          
         The chair laid out HB 55 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hill offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hill moved that HB 55, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George  
                         "Buddy"  (3). 
          
         HB 540 
          
         The chair laid out HB 540 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 540, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George  
                         "Buddy"  (3). 
          
         HB 874 
          
         The chair laid out HB 874 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 874, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George  
                         "Buddy"  (3). 
          
         HB 366 
          
         The chair laid out HB 366 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 366, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George  
 
                                         "Buddy"  (3). 
          
          HB 962 
          
         The chair laid out HB 962 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 962, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George  
                         "Buddy"  (3). 
          
         HB 1097 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1097 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 1097, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George  
                         "Buddy"  (3). 
          
         HB 87 
          
         The chair laid out HB 87 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Casteel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 87, 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:  
 
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         Ayes:           Representatives Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill (6). 
           
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George  
                         "Buddy"  (3). 
          
         HB 369 
          
         The chair laid out HB 369 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Callegari moved that HB 369, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Callegari;  
                         Casteel; Deshotel; Hill (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hamric; Flores; West, George  
                         "Buddy"  (3). 
          
         (Representative Hamric now present.) 
          
         (Representative Flores now present.) 
          
         HB 958 
          
         The chair laid out HB 958 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 958, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; Flores; Hill (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1). 
          
         HB 649 
 
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         The chair laid out HB 649 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 649, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; Flores; Hill (8). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1). 
          
         HB 650 
          
         The chair laid out HB 650 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 650, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Deshotel; Hill (5). 
          
         Nays:           Representatives Callegari; Casteel; Flores (3). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1). 
          
         HB 1050 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1050 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Phillips moved that HB 1050, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                         Callegari; Deshotel; Flores; Hill (7). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Casteel (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
 
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         Absent:         Representative West, George "Buddy"  (1). 
          
         HB 340 
          
          The chair laid out HB 340. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 341 
          
         The chair laid out HB 341. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1350 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1350. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 364 
          
         The chair laid out HB 364 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Flores moved that HB 364, as substituted, be  
 
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         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 Krusee; Phillips; Hamric;  
                          Callegari; Casteel; Deshotel; Flores (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Hill; West, George "Buddy"  (2). 
          
         HB 1280 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1280. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hope to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hope to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 769 
          
         The chair laid out HB 769. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1596 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1596. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Paxton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Paxton to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
 
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         At 9:45 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Krusee, Chair 
           
         ________________________ 
         Laurie McAnally, Clerk 
          
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