BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 2003 By: D. Jones 5-2-95 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Due to redistricting during the 72nd, 3rd Called Legislative Session in 1992 certain districts in Harris County were split. The voters of these districts are now in confusion about who their representative is and many times the representatives are duplicating constituent requests. PURPOSE HB 2003 adjust the district lines between House Districts 75, 76, 83, 84, 117, and 124; which are located in Bexar, El Paso, and Lubbock County. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS Section 1: Applies to House districts 75, 76, 83, 84, 117, and 124, Article II, Chapter 2, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1992. Shifts appropriate census tracts to allow adjustment if the District lines between State Representative Districts 75, 76, 84, 84, 117, and 124. Section 2: The changes in this bill does not affect the members or districts of the Texas House of Representatives of the 74th Legislature. Section 3: Emergency clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE The committee substitute of House Bill 2003 replaces House Bill 2003 with changes to State Representative Districts 127, 128, 129, and 144. The Representatives of Districts 127, 128, 129, and 144 have agreed upon the revisions contained in HB 2003. The committee substitute completely changes the original bill by replacing the above sections with the following: Section 1: Applies to house districts 127, 128, 129, and 144, Article II, Chapter 2, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1992. Shifts appropriate census tracts to allow adjustment if the District lines between State Representative Districts 127, 128, 129, and 144. Section 2: Provides the definition of "block group". Section 3: The changes in this bill do not affect the members or districts of the Texas House of Representatives of the 74th Legislature. Section 4: Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION In a formal meeting on May 3, 1995 at 12:20p.m., the Redistricting Committee took up House Bill 2003. The chair, Rep. Delwin Jones laid out HB 2003 and asked if there was objection to take up CSHB 2003. Hearing no objection, the chair laid out CSHB 2003. Rep. Seidlits moved to vote to report back favorably to the House CSHB 2003 as substituted and to send it to the General Calendar. The following vote was taken: AYE: D. Jones, Alvarado, Glaze, Grusendorf, Hamric, Marchant, Saunders, Seidlits (8). NAY: (0). PRESENT NOT VOTING: (0). ABSENT: Moreno, Giddings, Wilson (3).