House Committee on Ways & Means
75th Legislature
March 25, 1997
3:00 pm
Reagan Building, 106
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 1997, a revised
posting on March 24, 1997, and an announcement on the house
floor on March 25, 1997, the House Committee on Ways & Means
met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair,
Representative Tom Craddick at 1:20 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Craddick; Ramsay; Grusendorf;
Heflin; Horn; Thompson (6).
Absent: Representatives Holzheauser; Oliveira; Stiles;
Telford; Williamson (5).
A quorum was present.
HB 890
(Representative Ramsay in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 890.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 602
The chair laid out HB 602.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1879
The chair laid out HB 1879.
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the
measure.
Representative Ramsay offered an amendment to the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the
measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2832
The chair laid out HB 2832.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3043 and HB 3044
(Representative Craddick in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 3043 and HB 3044.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measures.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the
measures.
The bills were left pending without objection.
HB 2465
(Representative Ramsay in Chair.)
The chair laid out HB 2465.
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the
measure.
Representative Craddick offered an amendment to the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the
measure.
The amendment was withdrawn.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2515
The chair laid out HB 2515.
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Craddick in Chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 582
The chair laid out SB 582.
The chair recognized Representative Holzheauser to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Holzheauser to close on
the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 375
The chair laid out HB 375.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 720
The chair laid out HB 720 as pending business.
The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on
Administrative Tax.
At 3:30 pm, 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. Tom Craddick, Chair
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