The House Committee on Business & Industry

Subcommittee on Texas Workers Compensation and HOA Issues

81st Legislature

March 16, 2009

Upon adjournment of the full committee

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Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 2009, and being granted permission to meet during the reading and referral of bills on March 16, 2009, the House Committee on Business & Industry, Subcommittee on Texas Workers Compensation and HOA Issues, met in a public hearing and was called to order by the acting chair, Representative Deshotel, at 7:53 p.m.

 

Present:           Representatives Deshotel; England; Keffer (3).

 

Absent:            Representatives Elkins; Turner, Sylvester (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 257

 

The chair laid out HB 257.

 

The chair recognized Representative Burman to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Berman to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 372

 

The chair laid out HB 372.

 

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

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 698

 

The chair laid out HB 698.

 

Representative Keffer offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1166

 

The chair laid out HB 1166.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Elkins now present.)

 

(Representative Elkins in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 11:42 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. Deshotel, Chair

 

 

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Ben Fitzgibbons, Clerk