The House Committee on Government Reform

80th Legislature

May 15, 2007

during reading and referral of bills

Agricultural Museum

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the House Floor on May 15, 2007 and after a suspension of the rules on the House Floor by Representative Puente to allow all committees and subcommittees to meet during the reading and referral of bills on May 15, 2007, the House Committee on Government Reform met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Callegari, at 5:12 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Rodriguez now present.)

 

(Representative Pitts now present.)

 

SB 205

 

The chair laid out SB 205 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 297

 

The chair laid out SB 297 as pending business.

 

Representative Miles moved that SB 297, 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; Pitts; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Smith, Wayne  (1).

 

SB 704

 

The chair laid out SB 704 as pending business.

 

Representative Leibowitz moved that SB 704, 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; Pitts; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Smith, Wayne  (1).

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne now present.)

 

SB 1310

 

The chair laid out SB 1310 as pending business.

 

Representative Berman moved that SB 1310, 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; Pitts; Berman; Leibowitz; Miles; Rodriguez; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

SB 316

 

The chair laid out SB 316 as pending business.

 

Representative Pitts offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Pitts moved that SB 316, 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; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

At 5:32 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