House Committee on Urban Affairs
75th Legislature
March 18, 1997
4:00 pm
Capitol Extension, E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 13, 1997, the House
Committee on Urban Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Fred Hill at 4:10
pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hill; Burnam; Clark; Ehrhardt;
Shields; Wohlgemuth (6).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Garcia; Hodge (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 730
The chair laid out HB 730 as pending business.
Representative Hill offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Shields to explain the
measure.
(Representative Garcia now present.)
Testimony was taken.
(Representatives Bailey and Hodge now present.)
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 817
The chair laid out HB 817 as pending business.
Representative Bailey offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection, as Amendment #1.
Representative Bailey offered a second amendment to the
committee substitute.
Amendment #1 was withdrawn by Representative Bailey without
objection.
The second amendment was adopted by the following record vote
and designated as Amendment #1:
Ayes: Representatives Hill; Bailey; Burnam; Ehrhardt;
Garcia; Hodge; Shields (7).
Nays: Representatives Clark; Wohlgemuth (2).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
Representative Burnam moved that HB 817, as amended, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. Representative Bailey
seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Hill; Bailey; Burnam; Clark;
Garcia; Shields (6).
Nays: Representatives Ehrhardt; Hodge; Wohlgemuth
(3).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1138
The chair laid out HB 1138.
The chair recognized Representative Robert Puente to explain
the measure.
Representative Shields offered an amendment to the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
Amendment #1 was adopted without objection.
Representative Shields offered a second amendment to the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
Representative Ehrhardt moved to reconsider the vote on
Amendment #1.
The motion was adopted without objection.
The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Hill; Bailey; Burnam; Ehrhardt;
Shields; Wohlgemuth (6).
Nays: Representatives Clark; Garcia (2).
Present not Voting: Representative Hodge (1).
Absent: None (0).
Amendment #2 was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1118
The chair laid out HB 1118.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1117
The chair laid out HB 1117.
The chair recognized Representative Helen Giddings to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee.
The chair named the following members to the Subcommittee on
HB 1117: Representative Ehrhardt, Chair, Representatives
Clark and Hodge.
HB 1764
The chair laid out HB 1764.
The chair recognized Representative Mike Jackson to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Jackson to close on the
measure.
Representative Ehrhardt moved that HB 1764 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 Hill; Bailey; Burnam; Clark;
Ehrhardt; Shields; Wohlgemuth (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: Representatives Garcia; Hodge (2).
Absent: None (0).
At 6:20 pm, 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. Fred Hill, Chair
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David B. Brooks, Clerk