The House Committee on Elections

80th Legislature

April 11, 2007

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

E2.028

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 5, 2007, and revised on April 11, 2007, the House Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Berman, at 7:57 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Berman; Bohac; Anchia; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (6).

 

Absent:              Representative England (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 928

 

The chair laid out HB 928.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 89

 

The chair laid out HB 89.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1648

 

The chair laid out HB 1648.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2149

 

The chair laid out HB 2149.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain the measure.

 

Representative Howard, Charlie offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative England now present.)

 

HB 3119

 

The chair laid out HB 3119.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain the measure.

 

Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3725

 

The chair laid out HB 3725.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the measure.

 

Representative Howard, Charlie offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1031

 

The chair laid out HB 1031.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 498

 

The chair laid out HB 498 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 498, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Anchia; Howard, Charlie (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Burnam; Farias  (2).

 

 

 

HB 945

 

The chair laid out HB 945 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 945, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Anchia; Howard, Charlie (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Burnam; Farias  (2).

 

HB 1381

 

The chair laid out HB 1381 as pending business.

 

(Representative Burnam now present.)

 

(Representative Farias now present.)

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 1381, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Anchia; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 1642

 

The chair laid out HB 1642 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 1642, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Anchia; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2247

 

The chair laid out HB 2247 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 2247, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Anchia; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2250

 

The chair laid out HB 2250 as pending business.

 

Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 2250, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Anchia; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2823

 

The chair laid out HB 2823 as pending business.

 

The chair laid out a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 2823, 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; Anchia; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 3105

 

The chair laid out HB 3105 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the amendment.

 

 

 

The chair directed the committee clerk to roll the amendment into a committee substitute without

objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 3105, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Anchia; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 3142

 

The chair laid out HB 3142 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 3142, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Howard, Charlie (4).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Anchia; Burnam; Farias (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2319

 

The chair laid out HB 2319 as pending business.

 

Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bohac moved that HB 2319, 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; Anchia; Burnam; Farias (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Howard, Charlie (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 3143

 

The chair laid out HB 3143 as pending business.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The chair moved to lay out HB 2149 as pending business pursuant to the measure's primary hearing.  Seeing  no objection the motion passed.

 

HB 2149

 

The chair laid out HB 2149 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 2149, 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 Berman; Bohac; England; Anchia; Burnam; Farias; Howard, Charlie (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 10:47 p.m., on the motion of Representative England 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