The House
Committee on Transportation
82nd Legislature
March 9, 2011
During reading and referral of bills
E2.028
Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule
and permission granted to meet during reading and referral of bills on March 9,
2011, the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Phillips, at 1:04 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Phillips; Darby; Harper-Brown; Lavender; Martinez,
"Mando"; and Pickett.
A quorum was present.
HB 243,
HB 287, HB 37
The chair laid out HB 243 and HB 287 as
pending business.
The chair laid out HB 37.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Bonnen now present.)
The chair offered a complete committee substitute to
HB 243.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute to
HB 37.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to
explain HB 37.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to
close on HB 37.
The chair recognized Representative Landtroop to
close on HB 243.
The committee substitutes to HB 37 and HB 243 were
withdrawn without objection.
HB 37, HB 243 and HB 287 were left pending
without objection.
HB 1409
The chair laid out HB 1409.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to
explain HB 1409.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close
on HB 1409.
(Representative McClendon now present.)
HB 1409 was left pending without objection.
HB 1148
The chair laid out HB 1148.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to
explain HB 1148.
The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close
on HB 1148.
HB 1148 was left pending without objection.
HB 377
The chair laid out HB 377.
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to
explain HB 377.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to
close on HB 377.
HB 377 was left pending without objection.
HB 634
The chair laid out HB 634.
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to
explain HB 634.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to
close on HB 634.
HB 634 was left pending without objection.
HB 1201
The chair laid out HB 1201.
The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to
explain HB 1201.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to
close on HB 1201.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 1201 was left pending without objection.
(Representative Darby in chair.)
HB 1251
The chair laid out HB 1251.
The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to
explain HB 1251.
The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to
close on HB 1251.
HB 1251 was left pending without objection.
HB 423
The chair laid out HB 423.
(Representative Fletcher now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Guillen to
explain HB 423.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close
on HB 423.
HB 423 was left pending without objection.
HB 1010
The chair laid out HB 1010.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to
explain HB 1010.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close
on HB 1010.
HB 1010 was left pending without objection.
HB 885
The chair laid out HB 885.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to
explain HB 885.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close
on HB 885.
HB 885 was left pending without objection.
HB 993
The chair laid out HB 993.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to
explain HB 993.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close
on HB 993.
HB 993 was left pending without objection.
(Representative Phillips in chair.)
HB 441
The chair laid out HB 441 as pending business.
Representative Bonnen moved that HB 441,
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
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Fletcher; Harper-Brown; Lavender; McClendon; Pickett
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis,
Yvonne; Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).
HB 478
The chair laid out HB 478 as pending business.
Representative Bonnen moved that HB 478,
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
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Fletcher; Harper-Brown; Lavender; McClendon; Pickett
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis,
Yvonne; Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).
HB 630
The chair laid out HB 630 as pending business.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 630,
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
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Fletcher; Harper-Brown; Lavender; McClendon; Pickett
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis,
Yvonne; Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).
HB 646
The chair laid out HB 646 as pending business.
Representative Bonnen moved that HB 646,
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
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Fletcher; Harper-Brown; Lavender; McClendon; Pickett
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis,
Yvonne; Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).
(Representative Davis,
Yvonne now present.)
HB 699
The chair laid out HB 699 as pending business.
Representative Pickett moved that HB 699,
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
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Fletcher; Harper-Brown; Lavender;
McClendon; Pickett (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).
HB 109
The chair laid out HB 109 as pending business.
Representative Phillips offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 109 was left pending without objection.
HB 598
The chair laid out HB 598 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Bonnen moved that HB 598, 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
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Fletcher; Harper-Brown; Lavender; Pickett (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: Representatives Davis,
Yvonne; McClendon (2).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).
HB 422
The chair laid out HB 422 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Pickett moved that HB 422, 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
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Fletcher; Lavender; McClendon; Pickett
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Harper-Brown; Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).
(Representative Darby
in chair.)
HB 238
The chair laid out HB 238 as pending business.
Representative McClendon offered an amendment to the
measure.
(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)
The amendment failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives
Davis, Yvonne; McClendon (2).
Nays: Representatives
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Fletcher; Harper-Brown; Lavender; Pickett (7).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 238,
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
Phillips; Darby; Bonnen; Fletcher; Harper-Brown; Lavender (6).
Nays: Representatives
Davis, Yvonne; McClendon; Pickett (3).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Martinez, "Mando"; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).
(Representative Phillips in chair.)
At 4:06 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. Phillips, Chair
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Courtney Reid, Clerk