The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         April 13, 2005 
         10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 8, 2005 and a suspension of  
         the five day posting rule on April 12, 2005, the House Committee  
         on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order  
         by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 4:29 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Edwards; Grusendorf;  
                    Luna; Paxton; Ritter; Smithee (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Villarreal; Woolley (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         HJR 3, HJR 4, HB 9, HJR94 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 3, HJR 4, HB 9, HJR 94. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain HJR 3.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain HJR 4.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain HB 9.  
          
         Representative Luna offered a complete committee substitute to  
         HB 9.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Woolley now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain HJR 94.  
          
         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 Flores to close on HJR 4 and  
          HB 9.  
          
         The chair closed on HJR 3 and HJR 94. 
          
         The committee substitute to HB 9 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         At 12:28 a.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