The House Committee on Government Reform

80th Legislature

April 23, 2007

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.014

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 2007, the House Committee on Government Reform met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Callegari, at 8:05 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Callegari; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Pitts; Smith, Wayne (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2620

 

The chair laid out HB 2620 as pending business.

 

Representative Callegari moved that HB 2620, 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 Callegari; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Pitts; Smith, Wayne  (2).

 

HB 2918

 

The chair laid out HB 2918 as pending business.

 

Representative Berman offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Callegari moved that HB 2918, 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 Callegari; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Pitts; Smith, Wayne  (2).

 

HB 3297

 

The chair laid out HB 3297 as pending business.

 

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Callegari moved that HB 3297, 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:

 

(Representative Pitts now present.)

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Callegari; Pitts; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Smith, Wayne  (1).

 

The chair directed that the April 12, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Government Reform be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 3298

 

The chair laid out HB 3298 as pending business.

 

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Callegari moved that HB 3298, 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 Callegari; Pitts; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Smith, Wayne  (1).

 

HB 3299

 

The chair laid out HB 3299 as pending business.

 

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Callegari moved that HB 3299, 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 Callegari; Pitts; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Rodriguez; Smith, Wayne  (2).

 

HB 2419

 

The chair laid out HB 2419.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure.

 

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to resume the explanation of the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 756

 

The chair laid out HB 756.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2419

 

The chair laid out HB 2419 as pending business.

 

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 601

 

The chair laid out HB 601.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 687

 

The chair laid out SB 687.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 470

 

The chair laid out SB 470.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1883 and HB 2957

 

The chair laid out HB 1883 and HB 2957.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the measures.

 

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute for HB 1883 and HB 2957.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to resume the explanation of the measures.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the measures.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on the measures.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to close on the measures.

 

The committee substitutes for HB 1883 and HB 2957 were withdrawn without objection.

 

The bills HB 1883 and HB 2957 were left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Pitts in chair.)

 

SB 608

 

The chair laid out SB 608.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 1:35 a.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. Callegari, Chair

 

 

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Jonathan Mathers, Clerk