The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative  
         Procedures 
         79th Legislature 
         March 30, 2005 
         10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a  
         public hearing and was called to order by the acting chair,  
         Representative Geren at 5:22 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Geren; Chisum; Goolsby; Hamilton;  
                    Homer; Jones, Delwin; Quintanilla (7). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Flores; Morrison (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         By filling out and signing the witnesses affirmation form, the  
         witnesses agree to give their testimony under oath. 
          
         HB 2179 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2179. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Byron to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         (Representative Morrison now present.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Cook, Byron to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was temporarily left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2533 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2533. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Flores now present.) 
          
         (Representative Flores in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
 
          The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2546 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2546. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Goolsby offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the  
         amendment. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The amendment was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
          HB 2179 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2179, which was temporarily left pending. 
          
         Representative Goolsby moved that HB 2179, 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 Flores; Goolsby; Hamilton;  
                         Homer; Jones, Delwin; Morrison; Quintanilla (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Geren; Chisum  (2). 
          
         The chair referred HB 1824 directly to the Subcommittee on  
                         Gaming & Raffles, which was named at the  
                         committee's March 2 meeting. 
          
         At 6:03 p.m., on the motion of Representative Homer and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the  
 
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         chair. 
          
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         Rep. Flores, Chair 
          
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         Milda Mora, Clerk 
          
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