The House Committee on County Affairs
77th Legislature
March 14, 2001
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 9, 2001, the House
Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Ramsay, at 8:00
a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown, Betty;
Chisum; Shields (5).
Absent: Representatives Farabee; Hilderbran; Krusee; Salinas
(4).
A quorum was present.
HB 1890
The chair laid out HB 1890.
The chair recognized Representative Glenn Lewis to explain the
measure.
(Representative Farabee now present.)
(Representative Salinas now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hilderbran now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Glenn Lewis to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1864
The chair laid out HB 1864.
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1863
The chair laid out HB 1863.
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the
measure.
Representative Shields moved that HB 1863, 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Salinas;
Shields (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Krusee (1).
HB 1254
The chair laid out HB 1254.
The chair recognized Representative George "Buddy" West to
explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Krusee now present.)
The chair recognized Representative George "Buddy" West to close
on the measure.
Representative Glenn Lewis moved that HB 1254, without
amendments, 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Farabee; Shields (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chisum; Hilderbran; Krusee;
Salinas (4).
HB 1619
The chair laid out HB 1619.
The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to explain the
measure.
Representative Glenn Lewis offered a complete committee
substitute.
(Representative Salinas now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to close on the
measure.
Representative Shields moved that HB 1619, 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Farabee; Salinas; Shields (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chisum; Hilderbran; Krusee (3).
HB 1288 & HJR 57
The chair laid out HB 1288 and HJR 57.
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the
measure.
The bills were left pending without objection.
HB 1289
The chair laid out HB 1289.
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Garcia to close on the
measure.
Representative Glenn Lewis moved that HB 1289, 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Farabee; Salinas (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chisum; Hilderbran; Krusee;
Shields (4).
HB 798
The chair laid out HB 798.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HJR 24
The chair laid out HJR 24.
The chair recognized Representative Noriega to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 385
The chair laid out HB 385.
The chair recognized Representative Dan Ellis to explain the
measure.
Representative Ramsay offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Dan Ellis to close on the
measure.
Representative Glenn Lewis moved that HB 385, 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Farabee; Salinas (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chisum; Hilderbran; Krusee;
Shields (4).
HB 1469
The chair laid out HB 1469.
The chair recognized Representative Salinas to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Salinas to close on the
measure.
Representative Glenn Lewis moved that HB 1469, 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Farabee; Salinas (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chisum; Hilderbran; Krusee;
Shields (4).
HJR 24
The chair laid out HJR 24 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Noriega to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:58 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., March 21, 2001.
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Rep. Ramsay, Chair
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Missy Warren, Clerk