House Committee on County Affairs
         75th Legislature
         February 26, 1997
         8:00 am 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030
         
         Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on February 
         25, 1997, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public 
         hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Ron 
         Lewis at 8:10 am.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Lewis, Ron; Kamel; Bonnen; Chisum; 
                   Christian; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn (7).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Denny; Flores (2).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         HB 964
         
         The chair laid out HB 964.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Kamel to explain the 
         measure.
         
         (Representatives Denny and Flores now present.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Kamel to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 707
         
         The chair laid out HB 707.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Chisum offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted by the following record 
         vote:
         
         Ayes:     Representatives Lewis, Ron; Bonnen; Chisum; Christian; 
                   Denny; Flores; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         Present not Voting: Representative Kamel (1).
 
         





         
         Absent:   None (0).
         
         Representative Chisum moved that HB 707, as substituted, 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:     Representatives Lewis, Ron; Bonnen; Chisum; Christian; 
                   Denny; Flores; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: Representative Kamel (1).
         
         Absent:   None (0).
         
         HB 708
         
         The chair laid out HB 708.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Chisum moved that HB 708 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:     Representatives Lewis, Ron; Kamel; Bonnen; Chisum; 
                   Christian; Denny; Flores; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn (9).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   None (0).
         
         HB 774
         
         The chair laid out HB 774.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Seaman to close on the 
         measure.  
 
         





         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 991
         
         The chair laid out HB 991 as pending business.  
         
         Representative Chisum offered a complete committee substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was withdrawn.
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         At 9:03 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection, 
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.  
         
         
         
         
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