The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         March 30, 2005 
         10:30 a.m. or or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 5:28 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Grusendorf;  
                    Luna; Paxton; Ritter; Smithee (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Edwards; Woolley (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 726, HJR32 
          
         The chair laid out HB 726, HJR32. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Berman to explain the  
         measures.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Woolley now present.) 
          
         (Representative Edwards now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Berman to close on the  
         measures.  
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1528 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1528. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 809 
 
          The chair laid out HB 809. 
          
         Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         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         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1292 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1292. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         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 917 
          
         The chair laid out HB 917. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Krusee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2657 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2657. 
 
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         Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.  
           
         The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Krusee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 3252 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3252. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Paxton now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2187, HJR 65 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2187, HJR 65. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Otto to explain the  
         measures.  
          
         Representative Villarreal offered an amendment to HJR 65. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Otto to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
          The chair recognized Representative Otto to close on the  
         measures.  
          
         The amendment to HJR 65 was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bills were left pending without objection. 
          
         HB 1070 
 
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         The chair laid out HB 1070. 
          
          The chair recognized Representative Wong to explain the measure.  
          
         (Representative Villarreal in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wong to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 112 
          
         The chair laid out HB 112. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wong to explain the measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wong to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2784 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2784. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wong to explain the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wong to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 290 
          
         The chair laid out HB 290. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the  
         measure.  
          
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         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 777 
          
          The chair laid out HB 777. 
          
         Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Casteel to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Casteel to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HJR 41 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 41. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Casteel to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Casteel to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 748 
          
         The chair laid out HB 748. 
          
         Representative Edwards offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         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 committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1185 
          
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         The chair laid out HB 1185. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain the  
         measure.  
          
          The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2328, HJR 68 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2328, HJR 68. 
          
         Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute to  
         HB 2328.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Paxton offered a complete committee substitute to  
         HJR 68.  
          
         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  
         measures.  
          
         The committee substitutes were withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2080 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2080. 
          
         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.  
          
         HB 1766 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1766 and explained the measure. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
 
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         The chair closed on the measure. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 9:45 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. Keffer, Jim, Chair 
          
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         Ky Ash, Clerk 
          
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