The House Committee on Elections
78th Legislature
March 5, 2003
2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 28, 2003, the House
Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Denny, at 2:06 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Denny; Howard; Deshotel; Uresti (4).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Bohac; Harper-Brown (3).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Howard in chair.)
HB 872
The chair laid out HB 872.
The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Bohac now present.)
(Representative Coleman now present.)
(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)
Representative Terri Hodge, former member of the Committee on
Elections, now present.
The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Denny in chair.)
HB 146
The chair laid out HB 146 as pending business.
Representative Howard moved that HB 146, 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 Denny; Howard; Bohac;
Harper-Brown; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Deshotel; Coleman (2).
HB 402
The chair laid out HB 402 as pending business.
Representative Bohac moved that HB 402, 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 Denny; Howard; Bohac;
Harper-Brown; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Deshotel; Coleman (2).
HB 403
The chair laid out HB 403 as pending business.
Representative Uresti moved that HB 403, 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 Denny; Howard; Bohac;
Harper-Brown; Uresti (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Deshotel; Coleman (2).
HB 54
The chair laid out CSHB 54 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Wolens to explain the
measure.
Representative Denny offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Wolens to close on the
measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The previously adopted committee substitute was withdrawn
without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 999
The chair laid out HB 999.
House Committee on Elections
3/5/2003
(Representative Howard in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1010
The chair laid out HB 1010.
The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the
measure.
The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on Budget and
Oversight
(Representative Denny in chair.)
At 5:59 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. Denny, Chair
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Noe Barrios, Clerk