House Committee on State Affairs
76th Legislature
April 12, 1999
2:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E2.010
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 7, 1999, the House
Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Steven Wolens at
2:09 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Wolens; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Hunter; Jones, Delwin; Longoria; McCall; Merritt
(9).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;
Craddick; Danburg; Hilbert; Marchant (6).
A quorum was present.
SB 355
The chair laid out SB 355.
(Representative Danburg now present.)
Representative McCall moved that SB 355 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; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Danburg; Hunter; Jones, Delwin; Longoria;
McCall; Merritt (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;
Craddick; Hilbert; Marchant (5).
(Representatives Hilbert and Marchant now present.)
HB 3125
The chair laid out HB 3125 as pending business.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Counts moved that HB 3125, 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; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin;
Longoria; Marchant; McCall; Merritt (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;
Craddick (3).
HB 961
The chair laid out HB 961 as pending business.
Representative Danburg offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 961, 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 Wolens; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin;
Longoria; Marchant; McCall; Merritt (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;
Craddick (3).
HJR 44
The chair laid out HJR 44 as pending business.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Longoria moved that HJR 44, 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; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin;
Longoria; Marchant; McCall; Merritt (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;
Craddick (3).
HB 1471
The chair laid out HB 1471 as pending business.
(Representative Craddick now present.)
Representative Hilbert offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Bailey moved that HB 1471, 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 Wolens; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Craddick; Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones,
Delwin; Longoria; Marchant; McCall; Merritt
(13).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado
(2).
HB 826
The chair laid out HB 826 as pending business.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Brimer moved that HB 826, 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; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Craddick; Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones,
Delwin; Longoria; Marchant; McCall (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;
Merritt (3).
HB 1657
The chair laid out HB 1657 as pending business.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Bailey moved that HB 1657, 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 Wolens; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Craddick; Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Longoria;
Marchant; McCall; Merritt (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado;
Jones, Delwin (3).
HB 1912
The chair laid out HB 1912 as pending business.
Representative McCall moved that HB 1912 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; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Craddick; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin;
Longoria; Marchant; McCall; Merritt (12).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: Representative Danburg (1).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado
(2).
HB 3704
The chair laid out HB 3704 as pending business.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hilbert moved that HB 3704, 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; Bailey; Brimer; Counts;
Craddick; Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones,
Delwin; Longoria; Marchant; McCall; Merritt
(13).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Turner, Sylvester; Alvarado
(2).
(Representatives Turner, Sylvester and Alvarado now present.)
HB 2279
The chair laid out HB 2279 as pending business.
Representative Counts moved that HB 2279 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; Bailey; Brimer; Counts; Craddick;
Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Longoria; Marchant;
McCall; Merritt (14).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Jones, Delwin (1).
HB 1862
The chair laid out HB 1862 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2835
The chair laid out HB 2835 as pending business.
Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 2835 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;
Alvarado; Bailey; Brimer; Counts; Craddick;
Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin;
Longoria; Marchant; McCall; Merritt (15).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1757
The chair laid out HB 1757 as pending business.
Representative Hilbert moved that HB 1757 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;
Alvarado; Bailey; Brimer; Counts; Craddick;
Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin;
Longoria; Marchant; McCall; Merritt (15).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3104
The chair laid out HB 3104 as pending business.
Representative Alvarado moved that HB 3104 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; Bailey; Brimer; Craddick; Danburg;
Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin; Longoria;
McCall; Merritt (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Counts; Marchant (2).
HJR 85
The chair laid out HJR 85 as pending business.
Representative Merritt offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HJR 85, 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;
Alvarado; Bailey; Brimer; Counts; Craddick;
Danburg; Hilbert; Hunter; Jones, Delwin;
Longoria; McCall; Merritt (14).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Marchant (1).
HB 349 and SB 7
The chair laid out HB 349 and SB 7.
(Representative Turner, Sylvester in chair.)
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute
to SB 7.
The chair recognized Representative Wolens to explain the
measures.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Wolens in chair.)
(Representative Hilbert in chair.)
(Representative Turner, Sylvester in chair.)
(Representative Wolens in chair.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3721 and HB 3726
The chair laid out HB 3721 and HB 3726.
The chair recognized Representative Bailey to explain the
measures.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2048
The chair laid out HB 2048.
Representative Brimer offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Brimer to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 630
The chair laid out HB 630.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 78
The chair laid out HB 78.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Wolens offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 526
The chair laid out HB 526.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3121
The chair laid out HB 3121.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1062
The chair laid out HB 1062.
Representative Wolens offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Cook to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3203
The chair laid out HB 3203.
Representative Danburg offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Danburg to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3187
The chair laid out HB 3187.
Representative Longoria offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Longoria to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3188
The chair laid out HB 3188.
The chair recognized Representative Longoria to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3734
The chair laid out HB 3734.
The chair recognized Representative Longoria to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2899
The chair laid out HB 2899.
The chair recognized Representative Counts to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 1:40 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. Steven Wolens, Chair
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Elizabeth Kilgo, Clerk