The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means

80th Legislature

March 12, 2007

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

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 7, 2007 and permission granted to allow the committee to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the acting chair, Representative Creighton at 3:40 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Creighton; Elkins; Puente; Quintanilla (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hill; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB1216

 

The chair laid out HB1216.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB604

 

The chair laid out HB604.

 

Chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Donna to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Hill now present.)

 

(Representative Hill in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Donna to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1669

 

The chair laid out HB1669.

 

The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1008

 

The chair laid out HB1008.

 

The chair recognized Representative Patrick to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Howard, Charlie now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Patrick to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Villarreal now present.)

 

HB24

 

The chair laid out HB24 as pending business.

 

Chair offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Corte, Frank to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Corte, Frank to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2087

 

The chair laid out HB2087.

 

Chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 5:50 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. Hill, Chair

 

 

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Jay Jezari, Clerk