House Committee on Redistricting
75th Legislature
May 7, 1997
7:15 pm
Capitol 2W.25
Pursuant to a posting on May 2, 1997, then later revised on
May 7th, 1997 and pursuant to the house granting permission
for the House Committee on Redistricting to meet while the
house is in session on May 7, 1997, the Committee met in a
public hearing. The meeting was called to order by the Chair,
Representative Delwin Jones at 7:17 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Jones, Delwin; Giddings; Grusendorf;
Hightower; Kubiak; Marchant; Moreno; Price; Wilson
(9).
Absent: Representatives Glaze; Hunter (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 2254
The chair laid out HB 2254. The chair explained the measure.
(Representative Glaze now present.)
Representative Grusendorf moved that HB 2254 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.
Motion withdrawn.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 772
The chair laid out HB 772.
Representative Jones, Delwin offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair Representative Jones, Delwin explained the measure.
Testimony was taken.
Representative Grusendorf offered an amendment to the
committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Grusendorf to explain the
amendment.
Representative Grusendorf moved to adopt the amendment.
The motion was withdrawn.
Testimony was taken.
Representative Grusendorf moved to adopt the amendment.
The amendment failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Grusendorf; Marchant (2).
Nays: Representatives Jones, Delwin; Glaze; Giddings;
Hightower; Kubiak; Price; Wilson (7).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hunter; Moreno (2).
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 772, 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 Jones, Delwin; Glaze; Giddings;
Hightower; Kubiak; Price; Wilson (7).
Nays: Representatives Grusendorf; Marchant (2).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hunter; Moreno (2).
HB 2254
The chair laid out HB 2254 as pending business.
Representative Jones, Delwin offered a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Jones, Delwin offered an amendment to the
committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Jones, Delwin offered an amendment to the
committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
On motion by Representative Wilson, the chair directed the
staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee
substitute. The motion prevailed by the following record
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Jones, Delwin; Glaze; Giddings;
Hightower; Kubiak; Price; Wilson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Hunter; Marchant;
Moreno (4).
On motion by Representative Wilson, the committee substitute
was adopted by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Jones, Delwin; Glaze; Giddings;
Hightower; Kubiak; Price; Wilson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Hunter; Marchant;
Moreno (4).
Representative Wilson moved that HB 2254, 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 Jones, Delwin; Glaze; Giddings;
Hightower; Kubiak; Price; Wilson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Grusendorf; Hunter; Marchant;
Moreno (4).
The chair moved to enter into record written testimony by Gary
Thurman of Midland regarding congressional redistricting. The
testimony was entered into the record without objection.
At 8:32 pm, 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. Delwin Jones, Chair
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Barbara Crawford, Clerk