The House Committee on County Affairs

81st Legislature

March 23, 2009

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 2009, suspension of the 5-day posting rule and all necessary rules to add bills HB 3007and HB 3012 and revised on March 19, 2009,  suspension of the 5-day posting rule and all necessary rules to add bills HB 807, HB 2573, HB 2732, HB 3132 and HB 3479 and pursuant to permission to meet while the House was in session during the reading and referral of bills on March 23, 2009, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 3:48 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Coleman; Berman; Bolton; Davis, John; Marquez; Sheffield; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Morrison; Castro (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 117

 

The chair laid out HB 117.

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Castro now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 118

 

The chair laid out HB 118.

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 383

 

The chair laid out HB 383.

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 527

 

The chair laid out HB 527 as pending business.

 

Representative Berman moved that HB 527, 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 Coleman; Berman; Castro; Davis, John; Marquez; Sheffield; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:            Representatives Morrison; Bolton  (2).

 

HB 78

 

The chair laid out HB 78 as pending business.

 

Representative Berman moved that HB 78, 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 Coleman; Berman; Castro; Davis, John; Marquez; Sheffield; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Morrison; Bolton  (2).

HB 1063

 

The chair laid out HB 1063 as pending business.

 

Representative Berman moved that HB 1063, 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 Coleman; Berman; Castro; Davis, John; Marquez; Sheffield; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Morrison; Bolton  (2).

 

HB 807

 

The chair laid out HB 807.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3132

 

The chair laid out HB 3132.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Morrison now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3479

 

The chair laid out HB 3479.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2301

 

The chair laid out HB 2301.

 

The chair recognized Representative Marquez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Marquez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Coleman in chair.)

 

HB 2833

 

The chair laid out HB 2833.

 

The chair recognized Representative Marquez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Castro in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Marquez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Coleman in chair.)

 

HB 1115

 

The chair laid out HB 1115.

 

The chair recognized Representative Walle to explain the measure.

 

Representative Castro offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Walle to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2835

 

The chair laid out HB 2835.

 

The chair recognized Representative Marquez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Marquez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1843

 

The chair laid out HB 1843.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2732

 

The chair laid out HB 2732.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the measure.

 

Representative Davis, John offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eissler to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Davis, John in chair.)

 

HB3007, HB3012

 

The chair laid out HB3007, HB3012.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measures.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 2573

 

The chair laid out HB 2573.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Coleman in chair.)

 

The chair asked if anyone was present to testify on, for or against HB 117, HB 118, HB 383, HB 807, HB 3132 or HB 3479.

 

At 7:08 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. Coleman, Chair

 

 

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Revlynn Lawson, Clerk