The House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety

82nd Legislature

April 5, 2011

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.026

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On April 11, 2011, the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety held on April 5, 2011. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 31, 2011, the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Miller, Sid, at 2:01 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Flynn; Pena; and Walle.

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

The chair directed that the March 16, 2011 and March 22, 2011 minutes for the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

(Representative Driver now present.)

 

HB 343

 

The chair laid out HB 343 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 343, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Pena; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

HB 442

 

The chair laid out HB 442 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 442, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Flynn; Pena; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

 

HB 812

 

The chair laid out HB 812 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Flynn moved that HB 812, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Pena; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Flynn moved that HB 812, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Pena; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

HB 1083

 

The chair laid out HB 1083 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Walle moved that HB 1083, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Pena; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

HB 1379

 

The chair laid out HB 1379 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 1379, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Pena; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

HB 1861

 

The chair laid out HB 1861 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Beck moved that HB 1861, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Pena; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

HB 2560

 

The chair laid out HB 2560 as pending business.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Driver moved that HB 2560, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Pena (7).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Mallory Caraway; Walle (2).

 

(Representative Walle now present.)

 

HB 348

 

The chair laid out HB 348 as pending business.

 

Representative Fletcher offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Rep. Walle to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Mallory Caraway now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Walle moved that HB 348, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Pena; Walle (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

HB 2656

 

The chair laid out HB 2656 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Flynn moved that HB 2656, 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 Miller, Sid; Fletcher; Beck; Burnam; Driver; Flynn; Mallory Caraway; Pena; Walle (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

HB 2990

 

The chair laid out HB 2990.

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain HB 2990.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on HB 2990.

 

HB 2990 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3823

 

The chair laid out HB 3823.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain HB 3823.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on HB 3823.

 

HB 3823 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2937

 

The chair laid out HB 2937.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain HB 2937.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on HB 2937.

 

HB 2937 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 48

 

The chair laid out HB 48.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain HB 48.

 

Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Pena to close on HB 48.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 48 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2623

 

The chair laid out HB 2623.

 

The chair recognized Representative Beck to explain HB 2623.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Beck to close on HB 2623.

 

HB 2623 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 78

 

The chair laid out HB 78.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain HB 78.

 

Representative Flynn offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on HB 78.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 78 was left pending without objection.

 

SB 545

 

The chair laid out SB 545, the companion to HB 520, in lieu of the house bill.

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain SB 545.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on SB 545.

 

SB 545 was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Fletcher in chair.)

 

HCR 90

 

The chair laid out HCR 90.

 

Representative Driver offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Sid to explain HCR 90.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Sid to close on HCR 90.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HCR 90 was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Miller, Sid in chair.)

 

At 4:16 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. Miller, Sid, Chair

 

 

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Steven Schar, Clerk