The House Committee on Transportation

81st Legislature

March 24, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.014

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On March 31, 2009, the House Committee on Transportation authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Transportation held on March 24, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 2009, the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 8:14 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 662

The chair laid out HB 662 as pending business.

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Phillips moved that HB 662, as substituted, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon  (4).

 

HB 575

 

The chair laid out HB 575 as pending business.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

 

 

 

Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 575, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon  (4).

 

HB 645

 

The chair laid out HB 645 as pending business.

 

Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 645, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon  (4).

 

HB 985

 

The chair laid out HB 985 as pending business.

 

Representative Merritt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Merritt moved that HB 985, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon  (4).

 

HB 1810

 

The chair laid out HB 1810 as pending business.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Phillips moved that HB 1810, as substituted, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon  (4).

 

HB 1871

 

The chair laid out HB 1871 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Todd moved that HB 1871, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon  (4).

 

 

HB 2433

 

The chair laid out HB 2433 as pending business.

 

Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2433, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon  (4).

 

HB 2434

 

The chair laid out HB 2434 as pending business.

 

Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2434, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; McClendon  (4).

 

 

HB 2109

 

The chair laid out HB 2109.

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the measure.

 

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

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 715

 

The chair laid out HB 715.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Phil to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2530

 

The chair laid out HB 2530.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harless to explain  the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Harless to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2985

The chair laid out HB 2985.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2983

The chair laid out HB 2983.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

At 9:14 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until during reading and referral of bills.

 

 

Upon being granted permission to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the committee reconvened at 12:31 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pickett; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Phillips; Dunnam; Guillen; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (5).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 827

The chair laid out HB 827.

Representative Davis, Yvonne offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Guillen now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain the measure.

 

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

(Representative Smith, Wayne now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2314

The chair laid out HB 2314.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2557

The chair laid out HB 2557.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain and close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2186

The chair laid out HB 2186.

 

Representative Harper-Brown offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3097, HB 3278

The chair laid out HB3097, HB 3278.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure. (HB 3097)

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure. (HB 3278)

 

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

 

Representative Pickett offered an amendment to the measure.  (HB 3097)

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the amendment.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the measure.  (HB 3097)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.  (HB 3278)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 2:17 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. Pickett, Chair

 

 

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Brian O'Reilly, Clerk