The House Committee on Government Reform

80th Legislature

May 7, 2007

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

E2.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 2, 2007, an announcement from the floor of the House on May 2, 2007 to suspend the 5 day posting rule to consider SB 1834, and an announcement from the floor of the House on May 7, 2007 to suspend the 5 day posting rule to consider SB 72, the House Committee on Government Reform met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Callegari on May 8, 2007, at 12:58 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Callegari; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Pitts; Berman; Smith, Wayne (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 35

 

The chair laid out SB 35.

 

The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne now present.)

 

HB 900

 

The chair laid out HB 900.

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Pitts now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Pitts in chair.)

 

SB 1834

 

The chair laid out SB 1834.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

Representative Pitts moved that SB 1834, 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 Callegari; Pitts; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez; Smith, Wayne (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Berman  (1).

 

(Representative Callegari in chair.)

 

SB 316

 

The chair laid out SB 316.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2939

 

The chair laid out HB 2939 as pending business.

 

Representative Callegari offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Callegari moved that HB 2939, 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; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

SB 72

 

The chair laid out SB 72.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 445

 

The chair laid out SB 445.

 

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 1761

 

The chair laid out SB 1761.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Pitts in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Callegari in chair.)

 

At 2:02 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