The House Committee on Calendars
78th Legislature
May 8, 2003
Upon final adjourn./recess
Speaker's Committee Room
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2003,
the House Committee on Calendars met in a formal meeting and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Woolley, at 9:16
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Woolley; Wohlgemuth; Hupp; Madden;
Menendez; Seaman; Telford; Truitt (8).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Luna; Turner (3).
A quorum was present.
Representative Woolley moved to adopt the following proposed
rule for floor consideration of H.B. 3398, the congressional
redistricting bill:
Pursuant to Rule 3, Section 4(2) and House Rule 6, Section
16(f), the committee on Calendars proposes the following rule
governing floor consideration of H.B. 3398:
Section 1. All original amendments that will be offered during
second reading consideration of the bill must be filed with the
chief clerk by noon on Sunday, May11, 2003.
Sec. 2. (a) No proposed amendment, amendment to the amendment,
or substitute amendment is eligible for consideration unless
five copies of a completed amendment packet prepared by the
Texas Legislative Council (TLC) has been submitted to the chief
clerk. The amendment packet must include the following:
(1) amendment text;
(2) a statewide map if any district changed by the
amendment is located in more than one county and a separate map
of each divided county in which any district is changed by the
proposed amendment; and
(3) the standard reports generated by the TLC's
Redistricting Application (REDAPPL) that provide population,
election, and geography analysis.
(b) No proposed amendment, amendment to the amendment, or
substitute amendment, is eligible for consideration if any
district in the amendment contains parts that are not
contiguous.
c) No proposed amendment, amendment to the amendment, or
substitute amendment is eligible for consideration if adoption
of the amendment would result in any unassigned or overlapping
geography in the state plan.
(d) This section supersedes House Rule 11, Section 6, with
respect to the number of copies of an amendment, including an
original amendment, that must be provided to the chief clerk.
Seconded by Representative Wohlgemuth.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Woolley; Wohlgemuth; Hupp;
Madden; Menendez; Seaman; Telford; Truitt
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Luna; Turner (3).
Representative Woolley moved to place the following measures:
on the Major State Calendar for Saturday, May 10, 2003:HB3441,
HB3519, HB3459, HB3305, HB3442, HB3378, HB3318, HB1947, HB3207,
HB3546, HB109, HB1521, HB2912; and
on the General State Calendar for Saturday, May 10, 2003:
HB508, HB796, HB1063, HB1094, HB1172, HB1278, HB1380, HB1643,
HB2004, HB2237, HB2397, HB2619, HB2729, HB2802, HB2825, HB2826,
HB2933, HB3154, HB3248, HB3257, HB3313, HB3343, HB3395, HB3486,
HB3578, HB3607; and
on the Constitutional Amendments Calendar for Saturday, May 10,
2003: HJR2, HJR7, HJR55.
Seconded by Representative Madden.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Woolley; Wohlgemuth; Hupp;
Madden; Menendez; Seaman; Telford; Truitt
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Luna; Turner (3).
At 9:21 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until 9:45 p.m., May 8, 2003.
The committee reconvened at 10:03 p.m. and was called to order
by the chair, Representative Woolley. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Woolley; Wohlgemuth; Hupp; Luna;
Seaman; Telford (6).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Madden; Menendez; Truitt;
Turner (5).
A quorum was present.
Representative Woolley moved to place the following measures:
on the Major State Calendar for Saturday, May 10, 2003: HB2.
Seconded by Representative Luna.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Woolley; Wohlgemuth; Hupp;
Luna; Seaman; Telford (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Madden; Menendez;
Truitt; Turner (5).
At 10:04 p.m., 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. Woolley, Chair
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Tessa Zavala, Clerk