The House
Committee on Redistricting
82nd Legislature
May 18, 2011
11:00 a.m.
Agricultural Museum, 1W.14
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor, on
May 17, 2011, and permission to meet while the House is in session, on May 17,
2011, the House Committee on Redistricting met in a formal meeting and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 11:06 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Solomons; Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Aycock; Branch;
Eissler; Geren; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips; Pickett;
and Veasey.
A quorum was present.
SB 31
The chair laid out SB 31.
Representative Veasey offered an amendment, PLANS
141, to the measure.The amendment failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Nays: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden;
Pena; Phillips (11).
Present, Not Voting: None
(0).
Absent: Representative
Harless (1).
Representative Veasey offered an amendment, PLANS
149, to the measure. The amendment failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Nays: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden;
Pena; Phillips (11).
Present, Not Voting: None
(0).
Absent: Representative
Harless (1).
Representative Veasey and Representative Alonzo
offered an amendment, PLANS 139, to the
measure. The amendment failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Nays: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden;
Pena; Phillips (11).
Present, Not Voting: None
(0).
Absent: Representative
Harless (1).
Representative Solomons moved that SB 31,
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
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Hilderbran; Hunter; Madden; Pena;
Phillips; Pickett (11).
Nays: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Veasey (4).
Present, Not Voting: Representative
Keffer (1).
Absent: Representative
Harless (1).
At 12:03 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. Solomons, Chair
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Bonnie Bruce, Clerk