The House Committee on Elections

80th Legislature

March 1, 2007

upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk No. 21

 

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 1, 2007, the House Committee on Elections met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Berman, at 11:51 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Berman; Bohac; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives England; Anchia (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 186

 

(Representative England now present.)

 

The chair laid out HB 186 as pending business.

 

Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bohac offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

The chair moved that HB 186, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Berman; Bohac; England; Burnam; Farias (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative Howard, Charlie (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Anchia  (1).

 

HB 647

 

The chair laid out HB 647 as pending business.

 

Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair 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 failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Berman; Bohac; England; Burnam; Farias (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative Howard, Charlie (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Anchia  (1).

 

HB 862

 

The chair laid out HB 862 as pending business.

 

Representative England offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farias moved that HB 862, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Berman; Bohac; England; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Anchia  (1).

 

HB 1071

 

The chair laid out HB 1071 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Burnam moved that HB 1071, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Anchia  (1).

 

HB 27

 

The chair laid out HB 27 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bohac moved that HB 27, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Anchia  (1).

 

At 12:05 p.m., on the motion of Representative Howard, Charlie and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Berman, Chair

 

 

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Patrick Dudley, Clerk