House Committee on Elections
            75th Legislature
            March 11, 1997
            2:00 pm 
            Capitol Extension, E2.014
            
            Pursuant to a notice posted on March 6, 1997, the House 
            Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was 
            called to order by the Chair, Representative Debra Danburg 
            at 2:10 pm.
            
            The roll was answered as follows:  
            
            Present:  Representatives Danburg; Jones, Jesse; Denny; 
                      Gallego; Galloway, Carolyn; Hodge; Isett; Madden; 
                      Place (9).
            
            Absent:   None (0).
            
            A quorum was present.
            
            HB 324
            
            The chair laid out HB 324.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Denny offered a complete committee 
            substitute.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the 
            measure.
            
            The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
            
            The bill was left pending without objection. 
            
            HB 1645
            
            The chair laid out HB 1645.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named 
            later by the chair.
            
            HB 1400
            The chair laid out HB 1400.  
 
            


            
            The chair recognized Representative Telford to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Gallego offered an amendment to the measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Telford to close on the 
            measure.
            
            The amendment was withdrawn without objection.  
            
            The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 331.
            
            HB 1257
            
            The chair laid out HB 1257.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Madden offered a complete committee 
            substitute.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to close on the 
            measure.
            
            The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
            
            The chair referred bill to a subcommittee to be named later 
            by the chair.
            
            HB 1253
            
            The chair laid out HB 1253.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to explain the 
            measure.  
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Cuellar to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named 
            later by the chair.
            
            HB 1483
            
            The chair laid out HB 1483.  
            
            Representative Danburg explained the measure.
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            (Representative Denny now absent.)
 
            


            
            (Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.)  
            
            (Representative Denny now present.)
            
            (Representative Danburg in chair.)
            
            Representative Danburg closed on the measure.
            
            The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named 
            later by the chair.
            
            HB 1652
            
            The chair laid out HB 1652.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Siebert to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Madden offered a complete committee 
            substitute.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            (Representative Isett now absent.)
            
            The chair recognized Representative Siebert to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
            (Representative Hodge now absent.)
            
            The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 331.
            
            HB 674
            
            The chair laid out HB 674.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            (Representative Gallego now absent.)
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            (Representative Place now absent.)
            
            (Representatives Gallego and Isett now present.)
            
            The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named 
            later by the chair.
            
            HB 753
            The chair laid out HB 753.  
 
            


            
            The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named 
            later by the chair.
            
            HB 927
            
            The chair laid out HB 927.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Madden offered a complete committee 
            substitute.  
            
            (Representatives Jones and Isett now absent.)
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
            
            The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named 
            later by the chair.
            
            HB 1852
            
            The chair laid out HB 1852.  
            
            Representative Danburg explained the measure.
            
            Testimony was taken.  
            
            (Representative Gallego now absent.)
            
            Representative Danburg closed on the measure.
            
            The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named 
            later by the chair.
            
            HB 1966
            
            The chair laid out HB 1966.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Testimony was taken.  
 
            


            
            The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 331.
            
            Subcommittees Named
            The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee 
            on Voting Registration:  Representative Madden, Chair, 
            Representatives Jones, Jesse and Hodge. 
            
            The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee 
            on Early Voting by Mail:  Representative Denny, Chair, 
            Representatives Gallego; Hodge; Isett; and Madden. 
            
            The chair referred HB 1253, HB 1645, and HB 1852 to the 
            Subcommittee on Voting Registration.
            
            The chair referred HB 674, HB 753, HB 927, HB 1257, and HB 
            1483 to the Subcommittee on Early Voting by Mail.
            
            (Representative Madden now in chair.)
            
            HB 1237
            
            The chair laid out HB 1237.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 331.
            
            HB 1350
            
            The chair laid out HB 1350.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the 
            measure.  
            
            Representative Hodge offered a complete committee 
            substitute.  
            
            The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
            
            The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 331.
            
            HB 1351
            
            The chair laid out HB 1351.  
            
            (Representative Hodge now present.)
            
            The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the 
            measure.  
 
            


            The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the 
            measure.  
            
            The chair referred the bill to the Subcommittee on HB 331.
            
            At 6:40 pm, on the motion of Representative Hodge and 
            without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the 
            call of the chair.  
            
            
            
            
            ______________________
            Rep. Debra Danburg, Chair
            
            
            
            ______________________
            Mike Dunn, Clerk