The House Committee on Urban Affairs

81st Legislature

April 29, 2009

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 24, 2009, the House Committee on Urban Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Davis, Yvonne, at 7:14 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

 

Absent:              Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair directed that the April 21, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Urban Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 3065

 

The chair laid out HB 3065 as pending business.

Representative Miklos offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Alvarado moved that HB 3065, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 4120

 

The chair laid out HB 4120 as pending business.

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 722

 

The chair laid out HB 722 as pending business.

Representative Pierson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection

Representative Pierson moved that HB 722, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 1389

 

The chair laid out HB 1389 as pending business.

 

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 1389, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 2296

 

The chair laid out HB 2296 as pending business.

 

Representative Turner, Chris offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kent moved that HB 2296, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 3161

 

The chair laid out HB 3161 as pending business.

 

Representative Pierson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Miklos moved that HB 3161, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

(Representative Pierson in chair.)

 

HB 3165

 

The chair laid out HB 3165.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Davis, Yvonne in chair.)

 

HB 3165

 

The chair laid out HB 3165 as pending business.

 

Representative Turner, Chris moved that HB 3165, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 3540

 

The chair laid out HB 3540 as pending business.

 

Representative Walle offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Pierson moved that HB 3540, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 3171

 

The chair laid out HB 3171 as pending business.

 

Representative Gutierrez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 3171, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Mallory Caraway  (2).

 

HB 2298

 

The chair laid out HB 2298 as pending business.

 

Representative Fletcher offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 2298, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (8).

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Gutierrez; Mallory Caraway  (3).

 

HB 2675

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

At 7:49 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. Davis, Yvonne, Chair

 

 

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Lemuel Price, Clerk