House Committee on County Affairs 76th Legislature March 10, 1999 8:00 am Capitol Extension, E2.036 Pursuant to a notice posted on March 5, 1999, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Tom Ramsay at 8:10 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Chisum; Farabee; Krusee; Swinford (6). Absent: Representatives Brown, Betty; Hilderbran; Salinas (3). A quorum was present. HB 809 The chair laid out HB 809. The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to close on the measure. Representative Chisum moved that HB 809 be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Chisum; Farabee; Krusee; Swinford (6). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Brown, Betty; Hilderbran; Salinas (3). HB 1124 The chair laid out HB 1124. The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the measure. Representative Glenn Lewis offered an amendment to the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) (Representatives Brown, Betty; Hilderbran; and Salinas now present.) The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the measure. The amendment was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1168 The chair laid out HB 1168. The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure. Representative Chisum moved that HB 1168 be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown, Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Krusee; Swinford (8). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representative Salinas (1). HB 1889 The chair laid out HB 1889. The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the measure. The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on the measure. Representative Swinford moved that HB 1889 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown, Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Swinford (7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Krusee; Salinas (2). SB 417 The chair laid out SB 417 in lieu of its House companion bill HB 891. The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the measure. The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the measure. Representative Chisum moved that SB 417 be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown, Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Swinford (7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Krusee; Salinas (2). HB 1103 The chair laid out HB 1103. The chair recognized Representative Smith to explain the measure. Representative Glenn Lewis offered a complete committee substitute. (Representative Salinas now present.) Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Smith to close on the measure. The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. The bill was left pending without objection. HB 1219 The chair laid out HB 1219. The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the measure. Representative Chisum moved that HB 1219 be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown, Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Swinford (7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Krusee; Salinas (2). HB 614 The chair laid out HB 614. The chair recognized Representative George to explain the measure. The chair recognized Representative George to close on the measure. Representative Farabee moved that HB 614 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown, Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Swinford (7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Krusee; Salinas (2). At 9:50 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until upon adjournment. The committee reconvened at 1:50 pm and was called to order by the chair, Representative Ramsay. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Chisum; Farabee; Krusee; Salinas (6). Absent: Representatives Brown, Betty; Hilderbran; Swinford (3). A quorum was present. SB 204 The chair laid out SB 204 in lieu of its House companion bill HB 581. (Representatives Betty Brown and Swinford now present.) Representative Glenn Lewis offered a complete committee substitute. The committee substitute was adopted without objection. Representative Glenn Lewis moved that SB 204, 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown, Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Salinas; Swinford(7). Nays: None (0). Present not Voting: None (0). Absent: Representatives Krusee; Hilderbran(2). HB 1111 The chair laid out HB 1111. The chair recognized Representative Williams to explain the measure. The chair then recognized Representative Hope to explain the measure. Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) The chair recognized Representative Hope to close on the measure. The bill was left pending without objection. At 3:30 pm, on the motion of Representative Chisum and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until March 17, 1999, at 8:00 am. ______________________ Rep. Tom Ramsay, Chair ______________________ Missy Warren, Clerk