The House Committee on Border & International Affairs

80th Legislature

March 26, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 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 5:23 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives King, Tracy; Frost; Hardcastle; Merritt; Pickett (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Castro; Hernandez (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2662

 

The chair laid out HB 2662.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Castro now present.)

 

(Representative Hernandez now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2931

 

The chair laid out HB 2931.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the measure.

 

Representative Castro offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 971

 

The chair laid out HB 971 as pending business.

 

Representative Hernandez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Pickett moved that HB 971, 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).

 

HB 2212

 

The chair laid out HB 2212 as pending business.

 

Representative Pickett moved that HB 2212, 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 King, Tracy; Frost; Castro; Hardcastle; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HCR 125

 

The chair laid out HCR 125 as pending business.

 

Representative Castro moved that HCR 125, 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 King, Tracy; Frost; Castro; Hardcastle; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2600

 

The chair laid out HB 2600 as pending business.

 

Representative Merritt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 2600, 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 King, Tracy; Frost; Castro; Hardcastle; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2235

 

The chair laid out HB 2235 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2155

 

The chair laid out HB 2155.

 

Representative Hernandez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Escobar to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Escobar to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1471

 

The chair laid out HB 1471.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hernandez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2535

 

The chair laid out HB 2535.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

At 6:48 p.m., on the motion of Representative Hernandez 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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Gabe Valenzuela, Clerk