The House Committee on Urban Affairs 
         79th Legislature 
         March 8, 2005 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.026 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 3, 2005, the House  
         Committee on Urban Affairs met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Talton, at 8:10  
         a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Talton; Wong; Blake; Rodriguez (4). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Menendez; Allen, Alma; Bailey (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 914 
          
         The chair laid out HB 914 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Wong offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Allen, Alma now present.) 
          
         Representative Wong moved that HB 914, 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 Talton; Wong; Menendez; Blake;  
                         Rodriguez (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Allen, Alma; Bailey  (2). 
          
         HB 538 
          
         The chair laid out HB 538 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Wong offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Wong moved that HB 538, 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 Talton; Wong; Allen, Alma;  
                         Blake; Rodriguez (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representatives Menendez; Bailey  (2). 
          
         HB 187 
          
         The chair laid out HB 187. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Van Arsdale to explain the  
         measure. 
          
         Representative Talton offered a complete committee substitute.  
           
         (Representative Bailey now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Van Arsdale to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1587 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1587. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative West, George "Buddy" to  
         explain the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative West, George "Buddy" to  
         close on the measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1007 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1007. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ritter to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
          HB 181 
          
         The chair laid out HB 181. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Wong offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 159 
          
         (Representative Wong in chair.) 
          
         The chair laid out HB 159. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Menendez now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Talton to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         (Representative Talton in chair.) 
          
         HB 233 
          
         The chair laid out HB 233 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 233, 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 Talton; Wong; Menendez; Allen,  
                         Alma; Bailey; Rodriguez (6). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
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         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Blake  (1). 
           
         At 9:50 a.m., on the motion of Representative Bailey and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the  
         chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Talton, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Jason Smith, Clerk 
          
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