The House Committee on Ways & Means

80th Legislature

March 21, 2007

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

E2.010

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On April 4, 2007, the House Committee on Ways & Means authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Ways & Means held on March 21, 2007. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 16, 2007,  and permission granted to meet while the House is in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 6:26 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Flores; Paxton; Pitts (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Pena (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1459

 

The chair laid out HB 1459.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Ritter in chair.)

 

(Representative Bonnen now present.)

 

(Representative Bonnen in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 216

 

The chair laid out HB 216.

 

The chair recognized Representative Otto to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

 

(Representative Ritter 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 1928

 

The chair laid out HB 1928.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB358, HJR37

 

The chair laid out HB358, HJR37.

 

The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the measures.

 

(Representative Pena now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 2436

 

The chair laid out HB 2436.

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Charlie to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Charlie to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

HB 1620

 

The chair laid out HB 1620.

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Bonnen in chair.)

 

(Representative Ritter in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 7:44 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