The House Committee on Calendars
81st Legislature
May 7, 2009
5:45 p.m.
3W.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 7, 2009, and permission received to meet while the House is in session on May 7, 2009, the House Committee on Calendars met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative McCall, at 5:46 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives McCall; Chavez; Coleman; Cook; Creighton; Geren; McReynolds (7).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Keffer; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Ritter; Solomons (6).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Lucio III now present.)
Representative McCall moved to adopt the proposed rule for floor consideration on 3646.
******** CALENDAR RULE FOR H.B. 3646 ********
(RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE)
Pursuant to House Rule 3, Section 5(2), and House Rule 6, Section 16(f), the House Committee on Calendars proposes the following rule governing floor consideration of H.B. 3646:
(a) Any amendment to HB 3646 on second or third reading is not in order unless any cost of an amendment to HB 3646 is offset by at least an equal dollar reduction in the cost of HB 3646.
(b) Any amendment to HB 3646 on second or third reading is not in order unless any increase in the cost of fully funding the school finance formulas caused by the amendment is offset by at least an equal dollar reduction in the cost of fully funding the school finance formulas.
(c) This rule does not apply to an amendment that makes an adjustment solely to correct a technical or clerical error.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives McCall; Lucio III; Chavez; Coleman; Cook; Creighton; Geren; McReynolds (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Keffer; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Ritter; Solomons (5).
At 5:49 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. McCall, Chair
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Juan V. Garcia, Clerk