The House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs

81st Legislature

March 16, 2009

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 2009, and pursuant to permission granted by the house March 16, 2009 to meet while the house is in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzales, at 3:46 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gonzales; Flynn; Olivo; Raymond; Shelton (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Flores; Guillen; Leibowitz; Moody (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Raymond in chair.)

 

HB 1579

 

The chair laid out HB 1579.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Moody now present.)

 

(Representative Guillen now present.)

 

(Representative Leibowitz now present.)

 

HB2208

 

The chair laid out HB2208.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to close on the measure.

 

Representative Guillen moved that HB2208, 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 Gonzales; Guillen; Leibowitz; Olivo; Raymond; Shelton (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flynn; Flores; Moody  (3).

 

(Representative Gonzales in chair.)

 

HB 1656

 

The chair laid out HB 1656.

 

Representative Guillen offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1583

 

The chair laid out HB 1583.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 5:52 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. Gonzales, Chair

 

 

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David Wilkie, Clerk