The House Committee on County Affairs
79th Legislature
March 30, 2005
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.016
CORRECTED MINUTES
On April 20, 2005, the House Committee on County Affairs
authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the
House Committee on County Affairs held on March 30, 2005. The
following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 23, 2005, the House
Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Allen, Ray, at 8:13
a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Allen, Ray; Smith, Wayne; Laney;
Naishtat; Otto (5).
Absent: Representatives Casteel; Coleman; Farabee; Olivo (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 1915
The chair laid out HB 1915.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Olivo now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 348
The chair laid out HB 348.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 664
The chair laid out HB 664.
(Representative Casteel now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the
measure.
Representative Casteel offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2584
The chair laid out HB 2584.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the
measure.
Representative Otto moved that HB 2584, 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 Allen, Ray; Casteel; Naishtat;
Olivo; Otto (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Smith, Wayne; Coleman; Farabee;
Laney (4).
HB 2587
The chair laid out HB 2587.
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The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the
measure.
Representative Otto moved that HB 2587, 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 Allen, Ray; Casteel; Naishtat;
Olivo; Otto (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Smith, Wayne; Coleman; Farabee;
Laney (4).
HB 647
The chair laid out HB 647.
The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the
measure.
Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the
substitute.
Representative Allen, Ray offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Krusee to explain the
amendment.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1455
The chair laid out HB 1455.
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the
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measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the
measure.
Representative Naishtat moved that HB 1455, 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 Allen, Ray; Casteel; Naishtat;
Olivo; Otto (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Smith, Wayne; Coleman; Farabee;
Laney (4).
HB 1456
The chair laid out HB 1456.
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the
measure.
Representative Otto moved that HB 1456, 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 Allen, Ray; Casteel; Naishtat;
Olivo; Otto (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Smith, Wayne; Coleman; Farabee;
Laney (4).
HB 1468
The chair laid out HB 1468.
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Representative Naishtat offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1232
The chair laid out HB 1232.
The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Castro to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1769
The chair laid out HB 1769.
The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown 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 recessed subject to the call of the chair.
The committee reconvened at 5:27 p.m. and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Allen, Ray. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Allen, Ray; Smith, Wayne; Casteel;
Laney; Naishtat; Otto (6).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Farabee; Olivo (3).
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A quorum was present.
HB 1468
The chair laid out HB 1468 as pending business.
(Representative Olivo now present.)
Representative Smith offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Laney moved that HB 1468, 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 Allen, Ray; Smith, Wayne;
Casteel; Laney; Naishtat; Olivo; Otto (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Farabee (2).
HB 348
The chair laid out HB 348 as pending business.
Representative Laney moved that HB 348, 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 Allen, Ray; Smith, Wayne;
Casteel; Laney; Naishtat; Olivo; Otto (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Farabee (2).
HB 1915
The chair laid out HB 1915 as pending business.
Representative Otto offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Otto moved that HB 1915, as amended, be reported
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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 Allen, Ray; Smith, Wayne;
Casteel; Laney; Naishtat; Olivo; Otto (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Farabee (2).
HB 647
The chair laid out HB 647 as pending business.
Representative Casteel offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Casteel offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 647, 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 Allen, Ray; Smith, Wayne;
Casteel; Laney; Naishtat; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Farabee; Otto (3).
HB 664
The chair laid out HB 664 as pending business.
Representative Smith, Wayne offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 664, as substituted,
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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 Allen, Ray; Smith, Wayne;
Casteel; Laney; Naishtat; Olivo (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Coleman; Farabee; Otto (3).
HB 1203
The chair laid out HB 1203.
The chair recognized Representative Hegar to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hegar to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2626
The chair laid out HB 2626.
The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the
measure.
Representative Laney moved that HB 2626, 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 Allen, Ray; Smith, Wayne; Laney;
Naishtat; Olivo (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Casteel; Coleman; Farabee; Otto
(4).
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At 6:04 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. Allen, Ray, Chair
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Lauren Thomas, Clerk
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