The House
Committee on Redistricting
82nd Legislature
June 9, 2011
9:00 a.m.
E1.030
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on
June 7, 2011, and permission granted to meet while the House is in session on
June 7, 2011, the House Committee on Redistricting met in a formal meeting and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 9:12 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Solomons; Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Aycock; Branch;
Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips; Pickett; and
Veasey.
A quorum was present.
SB 4
The chair laid out SB 4.
Representative Veasey and Representative Alonzo
offered a complete committee substitute, PLANC 121.
(Representative Hilderbran now present.)
The Chair recognized Representative Veasey to
explain the committee substitute, PLANC 121.
The committee substitute, PLANC 121, failed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Nays: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer;
Madden; Pena; Phillips (12).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
Representative
Veasey was recognized for a personal privilege speech.
Representative
Alvarado offered a complete committee substitute, PLANC 126.
The
Chair recognized Representative Alvarado to explain committee substitute, PLANC
126.
Representative
Alvarado requested to have a letter retained as part of the committee record.
The
committee substitute, PLANC 126, failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Nays: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Madden;
Pena; Phillips (11).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Keffer
(1).
Representative
Alonzo and Representative Veasey offered a complete committee substitute,
PLANC
142.
The
Chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain committee substitute, PLANC
142.
(Representative Keffer now present.)
The committee substitute, PLANC 142, failed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Villarreal;
Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Nays: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer;
Madden; Pena; Phillips (12).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
Representative Alonzo requested to have his notes
retained as part of the committee record.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute,
PLANC 144, and explained the committee substitute, PLANC 144.
The committee substitute, PLANC 144, was adopted by
the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hunter; Keffer; Madden;
Pena; Phillips (11).
Nays: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative
Hilderbran (1).
Representative Hunter offered an amendment, PLANC
146, to the committee substitute PLANC
144.
(Representative Hilderbran now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Hunter to
explain the amendment, PLANC 146.
The amendment, PLANC 146, was adopted by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer;
Madden; Pena; Phillips; Pickett (13).
Nays: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Veasey (4).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
Representative Madden offered an amendment, PLANC
147, to the committee substitute, PLANC
144.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to
explain the amendment, PLANC 147.
Representative Madden offered an amendment, PLANC
148, to the amendment, PLANC 147.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to
explain the amendment, PLANC 148, to the amendment, PLANC 147.
The amendment, PLANC 148, to the amendment, PLANC
147, was adopted by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer;
Madden; Pena; Phillips; Pickett (13).
Nays: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Veasey (4).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
The amendment, PLANC 147, as amended, was adopted by
the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer;
Madden; Pena; Phillips; Pickett (13).
Nays: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Veasey (4).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the
amendments into a committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena;
Phillips (11).
Nays: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative
Hilderbran (1).
The chair closed on SB 4.
Representative Solomons moved that SB 4, 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
Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hunter; Keffer; Madden;
Pena; Phillips (11).
Nays: Representatives
Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Pickett; Veasey (5).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative
Hilderbran (1).
At 11:12 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. Solomons, Chair
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Bonnie Bruce, Clerk