The House Committee on County Affairs

80th Legislature

March 21, 2007

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 16, 2007, and permission granted to allow the committee to meet while the house was in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smith, Wayne, at 6:22 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Harless (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 892

 

The chair laid out HB 892 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 892, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Farabee; Harless  (4).

 

(Representative Harless now present.)

 

HB 1380

 

The chair laid out HB 1380 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 1380, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Harless; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Farabee  (3).

 

HB 492

 

The chair laid out HB 492 as pending business.

 

 Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 492, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Harless; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Farabee  (3).

 

(Representative Coleman now present.)

 

HB 2090

 

The chair laid out HB 2090.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hill to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hill to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

HB 1892

 

The chair laid out HB 1892.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the measure.

 

Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Coleman moved that HB 1892, 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 Smith, Wayne; Naishtat; Bolton; Coleman; Harless; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Farabee  (1).

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne in chair.)

 

HB 2406

 

The chair laid out HB 2406.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2321

 

The chair laid out HB 2321.

 

The chair recognized Representative Olivo to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Olivo to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1930

 

The chair laid out HB 1930.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer, Jim to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 8:39 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. Smith, Wayne, Chair

 

 

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Travis Sampley, Clerk