The House Committee on Ways & Means

80th Legislature

March 14, 2007

1:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 9, 2007, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 1:57 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Keffer, Jim; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Pena; Pitts (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Ritter; Bonnen; Flores; Paxton (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 142

 

The chair laid out HB 142.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Ritter now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Bonnen now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 523

 

The chair laid out HB 523.

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Ritter in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.)

 

HB 1701

 

The chair laid out HB 1701.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne 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 Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1751

 

The chair laid out HB 1751.

 

Representative Pitts offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Cohen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Cohen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1929

 

The chair laid out HB 1929.

 

Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Ritter 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 Flynn to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1022, HJR54

 

The chair laid out HB1022, HJR54.

 

Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute to HB 1022.

 

Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute to HJR 54.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the measures.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the measures.

 

The committee substitute to HB 1022 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute to HJR 54 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

At 4:50 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