The House Committee on Elections 
         78th Legislature 
         May 6, 2003 
         Upon first adjournment 
         House Chamber, Desk # 58 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 6, 2003,  
         the House Committee on Elections met in a formal meeting and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Denny, at 11:51  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Denny; Howard; Deshotel; Harper-Brown;  
                   Uresti (5). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Bohac; Coleman (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
                    
         SB 197 
          
         The chair laid out SB 197 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Denny offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Harper-Brown moved that SB 197, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Denny; Howard; Deshotel;  
                             Harper-Brown; Uresti (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bohac; Coleman  (2).  
          
         SB 244 
          
         The chair laid out SB 244 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Denny offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
  
         Representative Uresti moved that SB 244, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Denny; Howard; Deshotel;  
                             Harper-Brown; Uresti (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bohac; Coleman  (2).  
           
         SB 703 
          
         The chair laid out SB 703 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Howard moved that SB 703, 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; Deshotel;  
                             Harper-Brown; Uresti (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bohac; Coleman  (2).  
           
         House Committee on Elections 
         5/6/2003 
          
         SB 1449 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1449 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Deshotel moved that SB 1449, 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 record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Denny; Howard; Deshotel;  
                             Harper-Brown; Uresti (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Bohac; Coleman  (2).  
          
         At 11:57 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