The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         March 16, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met in a public  
         hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Hill, at 8:05 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hill; Hamilton; Puente; Quintanilla;  
                    Uresti (5). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Elkins; Laubenberg (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 824 
          
         The chair laid out HB 824 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Uresti moved that HB 824, without amendments, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Puente;  
                         Quintanilla; Uresti (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Elkins; Laubenberg  (2). 
          
         HB 182 
          
         The chair laid out HB 182 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Uresti offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Elkins now present.) 
          
         (Representative Laubenberg now present.) 
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 177 
           
         The chair laid out HB 177 as pending business.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 132 
          
         The chair laid out HB 132 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 132, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Laubenberg;  
                         Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Elkins  (1). 
          
         At 9:15 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. Hill, Chair 
          
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         Jay Jezari, Clerk 
          
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