The House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs

81st Legislature

April 20, 2009

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

E1.010

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 15, 2009, and pursuant to permission granted 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 3:43 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gonzales; Flores; Guillen; Moody; Olivo; Raymond; Shelton (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Flynn; Leibowitz (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair directed that the April 8, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

 

HB 4542

 

The chair laid out HB 4542.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the measure.

 

Representative Flores offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Leibowitz now present.)

 

 

 

HB 2118

 

The chair laid out HB 2118.

 

The chair recognized Representative Olivo to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Flynn now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Olivo to close on the measure.

 

Representative Raymond moved that HB 2118, 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 Gonzales; Flynn; Guillen; Moody; Olivo; Raymond (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Leibowitz; Shelton  (3).

 

(Representative Shelton now present.)

 

SB 1526

 

The chair laid out SB 1526.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.

 

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the measure.

 

Representative Moody moved that SB 1526, as substituted, 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; Flynn; Moody; Olivo; Raymond; Shelton (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Guillen; Leibowitz  (3).

 

HB 3333

 

The chair laid out HB 3333.

 

Representative Raymond moved that HB 3333, 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; Flynn; Moody; Olivo; Raymond; Shelton (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Guillen; Leibowitz  (3).

 

At 5:01 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