The House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal  
         Relations 
         79th Legislature 
         February 24, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 18, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Corte, at 8:08 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Corte; Campbell; Berman; Herrero;  
                    Leibowitz; Noriega, Melissa (6). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Hodge; Merritt; Moreno, Paul (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 685 
          
         The chair laid out HB685. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.  
          
         Representative Berman offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the  
         substitute.  
          
         (Representative Moreno, Paul now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 25 
          
         The chair laid out HB 25. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
 
          (Representative Campbell in chair.) 
          
         HB 18 
          
         The chair laid out HB 18. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Corte in chair.) 
          
         At 8:42 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Corte, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Donovan Burton, Clerk 
          
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