The House Committee on Ways & Means
79th Legislature
April 29, 2005
During referral of bills
Capitol, 3W.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 29,
2005, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal
meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative
Keffer, Jim, at 12:38 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Keffer, Jim; Villarreal; Grusendorf;
Luna; Ritter (5).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee; Woolley
(4).
A quorum was present.
HB 229
The chair laid out HB 229 as pending business.
Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Villarreal moved that HB 229, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;
Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee;
Woolley (4).
HB 3282
The chair laid out HB 3282 as pending business.
Representative Keffer, Jim offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Keffer, Jim moved that HB 3282, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;
Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee;
Woolley (4).
HB 3406
The chair laid out HB 3406 as pending business.
Representative Grusendorf offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 3406, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;
Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee;
Woolley (4).
HB 3573
The chair laid out HB 3573 as pending business.
Representative Ritter moved that HB 3573, 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 Keffer, Jim; Villarreal;
Grusendorf; Luna; Ritter (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Paxton; Smithee;
Woolley (4).
At 12:42 p.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. Keffer, Jim, Chair
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Ky Ash, Clerk
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