The House
Committee on Calendars
82nd Legislature
March 23, 2011
10:20 a.m.
3W.15
CORRECTED
MINUTES
On March 23, 2011 at the 6:45pm meeting, the House
Committee on Calendars authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the House
Committee on Calendars held on March 23, 2011 at 10:20am. The following are the
corrected minutes for that meeting:
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on
March 23, 2011 and being granted permission to meet while the House is in
session on March 23, 2011 and a suspension of all necessary rules on March 23,
2011, the House Committee on Calendars met in a formal meeting and was called
to order by the chair, Representative Hunter, at 10:20 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Hunter; Branch; Coleman; Cook; Geren; King, Tracy O.;
Kolkhorst; Lucio III; Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; and Zerwas.
A quorum was present.
Representative Hunter moved to place the following
measure:
on the Major State Calendar for Thursday, March 31,
2011: HB 4.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Hunter; Branch; Cook; Geren; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; Ritter;
Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Zerwas (11).
Nays: Representative
Coleman (1).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Keffer; Truitt (3).
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 HB 4:
Section 1. All original amendments that will be
offered during second reading consideration of the bill must be filed with the
chief clerk by 10 a.m. on Monday, March 28.
Section 2. (a) During second and third reading
consideration of the bill, any amendment that adds or increases an item of
appropriation in the bill is not in order unless the amendment contains an
equal or greater reduction in one or more items of appropriation in the bill
from the fund or funds against which the appropriation is to be certified. (b) The provisions of this section do not
apply to an amendment that makes an adjustment in an item of appropriations
solely to correct a technical clerical error.
Representative Hunter moved to adopt the proposed
rule for floor consideration on HB 4. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Hunter; Branch; Coleman; Cook; Geren; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III;
Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Zerwas (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Keffer; Truitt (3).
Representative Hunter moved to place the following
measure:
on the Major State Calendar for Thursday, March 31,
2011: HB 275.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Hunter; Branch; Coleman; Cook; Geren; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III;
Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Zerwas (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Keffer; Truitt (3).
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 HB 275:
All
original amendments that will be offered during second reading consideration of
the bill must be filed with the chief clerk by 10 a.m. on Monday, March 28.
Representative
Hunter moved to adopt the proposed rule for floor consideration on HB 275.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Hunter; Branch; Coleman; Cook; Geren; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III;
Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Zerwas (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not
Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen;
Keffer; Truitt (3).
At
10:26 a.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.
Hunter, Chair
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Jennifer
Welch, Clerk