The House Committee on Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         May 1, 2006 
         2:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 28, 2006, the House  
         Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called  
         to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 3:45 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Edwards;  
                    Luna; Ritter; Woolley (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Grusendorf; Paxton; Smithee (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 72, HJR 26 
          
         The chair laid out HB 72, HJR 26. 
          
         Representative Edwards offered a complete committee substitute  
         for HB 72.  
          
         Representative Edwards offered a complete committee substitute  
         for HJR 26. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Berman to explain the  
         measures.  
          
         (Representative Paxton now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Berman to close on the  
         measures. 
          
         The committee substitute to HB 72 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         The committee substitute to HJR 26 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
          The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 60 
          
         The chair laid out HB 60. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Otto to explain the measure.  
          
         (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 Otto to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 65, HJR 24 
          
         The chair laid out HB 65, HJR 24. 
          
         Representative Woolley offered a complete committee substitute  
         to HB 65.  
          
         Representative Woolley offered a complete committee substitute  
         to HJR 24.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Wong to explain the  
         measures.  
          
         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 Wong to close on the  
         measures.  
          
         The committee substitute to HB 65 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         The committee substitute to HJR 24 was withdrawn without  
         objection. 
          
         The bills were left pending without objection.  
          
         At 7:19 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
 
           2 
          
         House Committee on Ways & Means 
         5/1/2006 
          
          ________________________ 
         Rep. Keffer, Jim, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Ky Ash, Clerk 
          
           3