The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         June 23, 2005 
         10:30 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on June 21, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 10:41 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Grusendorf; Luna;  
                    Ritter; Woolley (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Villarreal; Edwards; Paxton; Smithee  
                    (4). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 3 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3 as pending business.  
          
         The chair explained the bill. 
          
         (Representative Smithee now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Paxton now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Villarreal now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Luna in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
           
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Grusendorf in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair closed on the bill. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 4:05 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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