The House Committee on Government Reform

80th Legislature

April 30, 2007

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

E2.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 25, 2007 and pursuant to a revised notice posted on April 25, 2007, the House Committee on Government Reform met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Callegari, at 8:03 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 588

 

No action taken.

 

HB 970

 

The chair laid out HB 970 as pending business.

 

Representative Pitts offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pitts moved that HB 970, 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; Rodriguez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 2290

 

The chair laid out HB 2290 as pending business.

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne now present.)

 

Representative Berman offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Berman moved that HB 2290, 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; Rodriguez; Smith, Wayne (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Miles  (1).

 

(Representative Pitts in chair.)

 

HB 3923

 

The chair laid out HB 3923.

 

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.

 

(Representative Callegari in chair.)

 

HB 3653

 

The chair laid out HB 3653.

 

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Pitts in chair.)

 

SB 757

 

The chair laid out SB 757.

 

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.

 

(Representative Callegari in chair.)

 

HB 827

 

The chair laid out HB 827.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3234

 

The chair laid out HB 3234.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:34 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. Callegari, Chair

 

 

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Jonathan Mathers, Clerk