The House Committee on Border & International Affairs
80th Legislature
March 5, 2007
2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
E1.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 28, 2007, and pursuant to permission granted to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Border & International Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Tracy, at 7:23 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives King, Tracy; Hardcastle; Merritt; Pickett (4).
Absent: Representatives Frost; Castro; Hernandez (3).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Hernandez now present.)
HB 1414
The chair laid out HB 1414.
The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain the measure.
(Representative Castro now present.)
(Representative Frost now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 684
The chair laid out HB 684 as pending business.
Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 684, 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 King, Tracy; Frost; Castro; Hardcastle; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
At 8:30 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. King, Tracy, Chair
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Ashley Kaden, Clerk