The House Committee on State Affairs

80th Legislature

March 19, 2007

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

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 14, 2007, permission granted to meet during the reading and referral of bills, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on March 19, 2007, to hear HB 2914 and HB 2936, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Swinford, at 4:12 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Swinford; Christian; Cook, Byron; Farrar; Flynn (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Paxton; Van Arsdale; Parker; Veasey (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Testimony was taken on the Texas Residential Construction Commission.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Van Arsdale now present.)

 

HB 295

 

The chair laid out HB 295.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the measure.

 

Representative Christian offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Parker now present.)

 

The bill and substitute were left pending without objection.

 

HB 326

 

The chair laid out HB 326.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 340

 

The chair laid out HB 340.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 609

 

The chair laid out HB 609.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 617

 

The chair laid out HB 617.

 

The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to explain the measure.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The bill and substitute were left pending without objection.

 

HB 1038

 

The chair laid out HB 1038.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the measure.

 

Representative Cook, Byron offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The bill and substitute were left pending without objection.

 

HB 1039

 

The chair laid out HB 1039.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ritter to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Veasey now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1531

 

The chair laid out HB 1531.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1686

 

The chair laid out HB 1686.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The bill and substitute were left pending without objection.

 

HB 1762

 

The chair laid out HB 1762.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2008

 

The chair laid out HB 2008.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2721

 

The chair laid out HB 2721.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Paxton now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 340

 

The chair laid out HB 340.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2008

 

The chair laid out HB 2008.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2914

 

The chair laid out HB 2914.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2936

 

The chair laid out HB 2936.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The chair laid out HB 295 and its substitute, HB 326, HB 340, HB 609, HB 617 and its substitute, HB 1038 and its substitute, HB 1039, HB 1531, HB 1686 and its substitute, HB 1762, HB 2008, HB 2721, HB 2914, and HB 2936 to take testimony.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute for HB 295 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 617 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 1038 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 1686 was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 295 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 326 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 340 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 609 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 617 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1038 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1039 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1531 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1686 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1762 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2008 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2721 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2914 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2936 was left pending without objection.

 

At 3:54 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. Swinford, Chair

 

 

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Allison Scott, Clerk