The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         April 29, 2005 
         During referral of bills 
         Capitol, 3W.9 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 29,  
         2005, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Keffer, Jim, at 12:38 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Grusendorf;  
                    Luna; Ritter (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee; Woolley  
                    (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 229 
          
         The chair laid out HB 229 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Villarreal moved that HB 229, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;  
                         Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee;  
                         Woolley  (4). 
          
         HB 3282 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3282 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Keffer, Jim offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Keffer, Jim moved that HB 3282, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;  
                         Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee;  
                         Woolley  (4). 
          
         HB 3406 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3406 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Grusendorf offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 3406, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;  
                         Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee;  
                         Woolley  (4). 
          
         HB 3573 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3573 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Ritter moved that HB 3573, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;  
                         Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
          Absent:         Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee;  
                         Woolley  (4). 
          
         At 12:42 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Keffer, Jim, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Ky Ash, Clerk 
          
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