The House Committee on Defense Affairs and  
         State-Federal Relations 
         78th Legislature 
         March 28, 2003 
         Upon first adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk # 76 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 28,  
         2003, the House Committee on Defense Affairs and State-Federal  
         Relations met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the  
         chair, Representative Corte, at 10:55 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Corte; Campbell; Delisi; Mabry;  
                   Merritt; Noriega; Seaman (7). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Berman; Moreno, Paul (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 545 
          
         The chair laid out HB 545 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Corte offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Campbell moved that HB 545, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Corte; Campbell; Delisi;  
                             Mabry; Merritt; Noriega; Seaman (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Berman; Moreno, Paul  (2).  
           
         HB 1040 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1040 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Mabry moved that HB 1040, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Corte; Campbell; Delisi;  
                             Mabry; Merritt; Noriega; Seaman (7).  
  
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Berman; Moreno, Paul  (2).  
           
         HB 627 
          
         The chair recalled HB 627 from the subcommittee on HB 627. 
          
         The chair laid out HB 627. 
          
         Representative Delisi offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Mabry moved that HB 627, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Corte; Campbell; Delisi;  
                             Mabry; Merritt; Noriega; Seaman (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Berman; Moreno, Paul  (2).  
           
         At 11:02 a.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. Corte, Chair 
          
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         Donovan Burton, Clerk