House Committee on State Affairs
75th Legislature
April 29, 1997
1:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E2.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 1997, the House
Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Steven Wolens at
6:40 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Wolens; Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;
Counts; Craddick; Hunter; Jones, Delwin; Longoria;
McCall; Ramsay (10).
Absent: Representatives Brimer; Carter; Danburg; Hilbert;
Stiles (5).
A quorum was present.
HB 319
The chair laid out HB 319 as pending business and recognized
Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.
(Representative Danburg now present.)
Representative Turner, Sylvester offered a complete committee
substitute that was adopted without objection.
Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 319, 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Counts; Craddick; Danburg; Hunter; Jones,
Delwin; Longoria; McCall; Ramsay (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Carter;
Hilbert; Stiles (5).
SB 820
The chair laid out SB 820 as pending business and recognized
Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.
Representative Turner, Sylvester offered an amendment to the
measure that was adopted without objection.
Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that SB 820, as
amended, 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Counts; Craddick; Danburg; Hunter; Jones,
Delwin; Longoria; McCall; Ramsay (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Carter;
Hilbert; Stiles (5).
SB 536
The chair laid out SB 536 as pending business.
Representative McCall moved that SB 536 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Alvarado; Counts; Craddick; Danburg; Hunter;
Jones, Delwin; Longoria; McCall; Ramsay (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Brimer; Carter; Hilbert; Stiles
(4).
SB 331
The chair laid out SB 331 as pending business and recognized
Representative McCall to explain the measure. (Representative
Carter now present.)
Representative McCall offered an amendment to the measure that
was adopted without objection.
Representative Danburg moved that SB 331, as amended, 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Carter; Counts; Craddick; Danburg; Hunter;
Jones, Delwin; Longoria; McCall; Ramsay (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Hilbert;
Stiles (4).
HB 66
The chair laid out HB 66 on subcommittee report and recognized
Representative Danburg to explain the measure.
The subcommittee report was adopted without objection.
Representative Danburg offered a complete committee substitute
that was adopted without objection.
Representative Danburg moved that HB 66, 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Carter; Counts; Craddick; Hunter; Longoria;
McCall; Ramsay (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: Representative Danburg (1).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Hilbert;
Jones, Delwin; Stiles (5).
HB 625
The chair recalled HB 625 from subcommittee and recognized
Representative Longoria to explain the measure.
(Representative Stiles now present.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2813
The chair laid out HB 2813 as pending business.
Representative Danburg offered an amendment to the measure
that was adopted without objection.
Representative Danburg moved that HB 2813, as amended, 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Counts; Craddick; Danburg; Hunter; Jones,
Delwin; Longoria; McCall; Ramsay; Stiles (11).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Carter;
Hilbert (4).
HB 2416
The chair recalled HB 2416 from subcommittee and recognized
Representative Danburg to explain the measure.
Representative Danburg offered a complete committee substitute
that was adopted without objection.
Representative Counts moved that HB 2416, 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 Carter; Counts; Craddick;
Danburg; Hunter; Longoria; McCall; Stiles (8).
Nays: Representatives Wolens; Ramsay (2).
Present not Voting: Representative Turner, Sylvester (1).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Hilbert;
Jones, Delwin (4).
SB 495
The chair laid out SB 495 and recognized Representative Ramsay
for a motion to reconsider the vote by which SB 495 was
reported favorably to the full house on April 28, 1997.
The motion to reconsider was adopted without objection.
Representative Ramsay offered an amendment to the measure and
moved its adoption.
The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Counts; Craddick; Hunter; Longoria; McCall;
Ramsay; Stiles (9).
Nays: Representative Carter (1).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Danburg;
Hilbert; Jones, Delwin (5).
Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that SB 495, as
amended, 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Counts; Craddick; Hunter; Longoria; McCall;
Ramsay; Stiles (9).
Nays: Representative Carter (1).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Danburg;
Hilbert; Jones, Delwin (5).
HB 625
The chair laid out HB 625 as pending business.
Representative Longoria moved that HB 625 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Carter; Counts; Craddick; Hunter; Longoria;
McCall; Ramsay; Stiles (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Danburg;
Hilbert; Jones, Delwin (5).
HB 1453
The chair recalled HB 1453 from subcommittee and recognized
Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.
Representative Turner, Sylvester offered an amendment to the
measure that was adopted without objection.
Representative Counts moved that HB 1453, as amended, 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Carter; Counts; Craddick; Hunter; Longoria;
McCall; Ramsay; Stiles (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Danburg;
Hilbert; Jones, Delwin (5).
HB 2385
The chair recalled HB 2385 from subcommittee and recognized
Representative Counts to explain the measure.
Representative Counts offered an amendment to the measure that
was adopted without objection.
Representative Counts moved that HB 2385, as amended, 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 Wolens; Turner, Sylvester;
Carter; Counts; Craddick; Hunter; Longoria;
McCall; Ramsay (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Alvarado; Brimer; Danburg;
Hilbert; Jones, Delwin; Stiles (6).
HB 1854
The chair laid out HB 1854 and recognized Representative
Eiland to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HJR 104
The chair laid out HJR 104 and recognized Representative
Mowery to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Mowery to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 967
The chair laid out HB 967 and recognized Representative Oakley
to explain the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 408
The chair laid out HB 408 and recognized Representative West
to explain the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2216
The chair laid out HB 2216 and recognized Representative Maxey
to explain the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 27
The chair laid out HB 27 and recognized Representative Corte
to explain the measure.
Representative Hunter offered a complete committee substitute.
HB 370
The chair laid out HB 370 and recognized Representative
Longoria to explain the measure.
HB 1275
(Representative Turner, Sylvester in chair.)
The chair laid out HB 1275.
HJR 23
The chair laid out HJR 23.
Testimony was taken on HB 27, HB 370, HB 1275, and HJR 23.
(Representative Jones, Delwin in chair.) (Representative
Wolens in chair.)
The chair recognized Representatives Corte, Longoria and
Smithee to close on their respective measures.
The committee substitute to HB 27 was withdrawn without
objection.
The chair referred HB 27, HB 370, HB 1275, and HJR 23 to a
subcommittee to be named later by the chair.
HJR 123
The chair laid out HJR 123 and recognized Representative
Jones, Delwin to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Jones, Delwin to close on
the measure.
The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named
later by the chair.
HJR 85
The chair laid out HJR 85 and recognized Representative
Shields to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Shields to close on the
measure.
The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named
later by the chair.
SB 1059
The chair laid out SB 1059 and recognized Representative
Naishtat to explain the measure.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the
measure.
The bill and its committee substitute were left pending
without objection.
HJR 26 and HJR 27
The chair laid out HJR 26 and HJR 27 and referred HJR 26 and
HJR 27 to a subcommittee to be named later by the chair.
HB 408
The chair laid out HB 408 as pending business.
(Representative Turner, Sylvester in chair.)
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Wolens in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative West to close on the
measure.
The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named
later by the chair.
HB 967
The chair laid out HB 967 as pending business.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Oakley to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3287
The chair laid out HB 3287.
Testimony was taken.
The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named
later by the chair.
HB 2216
The chair laid out HB 2216 as pending business.
The chair referred the bill to a subcommittee to be named
later by the chair.
At 12:22 am on April 30, 1997, 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. Steven Wolens, Chair
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Ivan Friedman, Clerk