The House Committee on Local Government Ways and Means 
         78th Legislature 
         April 25, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Local Government Ways and Means met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Hill, at 8:00 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Hill; Hegar; Mowery; Puente;  
                   Quintanilla (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Laubenberg; McReynolds (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB2416 
          
         The chair laid out HB2416. 
          
         Representative Hegar offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB3449 
          
         The chair laid out HB3449. 
          
         Representative Hegar offered a complete committee substitute.  
                    
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Noriega to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Noriega to close on the  
  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB847 
          
         The chair laid out HB847. 
          
         Representative Hegar offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB1052 
          
         The chair laid out HB1052. 
          
         Representative Hegar offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the  
         measure.  
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         At 8:56 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned until final adjournment of the house,  
         April 25th, 2003.  The committee meeting to follow the committee  
         recess scheduled for final adjournment of the house, April 25th,  
         2003, was cancelled. 
          
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         Rep. Hill, Chair 
          
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         Armin Jezari, Clerk