House Committee on County Affairs
         75th Legislature
         March 5, 1997
         8:00 am 
         Capitol Extension E2.030
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on February 27, 1997, the House 
         Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was 
         called to order by the Chair, Representative Ron Lewis at 8:05 
         am.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Lewis, Ron; Kamel; Bonnen; Denny; 
                   Flores; Gutierrez (6).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Chisum; Christian; Lewis, Glenn (3).
         
         A quorum was present.
         
         (Representatives Chisum and Christian now present.)
         
         (Representative Lewis, Glenn now present.)    
         
         HB 794
         
         The chair laid out HB 794
         
         The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the 
         measure.
         
         Testimony was taken.    
         
         The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the 
         measure.
         
         Representative Gutierrez offered a complete committee 
         substitute.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 794, 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:     Representatives Lewis, Ron; Bonnen; Chisum; 
                   Christian; Denny; Flores; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn 
                   (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
 
         





         Absent:   Representative Kamel (1).
         
         HB 901
         
         The chair laid out HB 901.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Patterson to explain the 
         measure.
         
         The chair recognized Representative Patterson to close on the 
         measure.
         
         Representative Chisum moved that HB 901 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:     Representatives Lewis, Ron; Bonnen; Chisum; 
                   Christian; Denny; Flores; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn     
                   (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Kamel (1).
         
         HB 1142
         
         The chair laid out HB 1142.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Patterson to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         Representative Chisum offered a complete committee substitute.  
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Patterson to close on the 
         measure.
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         
         Representative Chisum moved that HB 1142, 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:     Representatives Lewis, Ron; Bonnen; Chisum; 
                   Christian; Denny; Flores; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn   
                   (8).
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
 
         





         Absent:   Representative Kamel (1).
         
         HB 725
         
         The chair laid out HB 725.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the 
         measure.
         
         Representative Chisum moved that HB 725 be reported favorably 
         to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and 
         be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following vote:  
         
         Ayes:     Representatives Lewis, Ron; Bonnen; Chisum; 
                   Christian; Denny; Flores; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn   
                   (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Kamel (1).
         
         HB 1198
         
         The chair laid out HB 1198.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the 
         measure.
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the 
         measure.  
         
         The bill was left pending without objection. 
         
         HB 991
         
         The chair laid out HB 991 as pending business.  
         
         Representative Chisum offered a complete committee substitute.  
         The chair recognized Representative Wohlgemuth to explain the 
         measure.  
         
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
         Representative Chisum moved that HB 991, 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 vote:  
         
         Ayes:     Representatives Lewis, Ron; Bonnen; Chisum; 
          
          
         





                   Christian; Denny; Flores; Gutierrez; Lewis, Glenn 
                   (8).
         
         Nays:     None (0).
         
         Present not Voting: None (0).
         
         Absent:   Representative Kamel (1).
         
         At 9:15 am, 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. Ron Lewis, Chair
         
         
         
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