House Committee on Elections
75th Legislature
April 8, 1997
2:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E2.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 1997, the House
Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was called
to order by the Chair, Representative Debra Danburg at 2:10
pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Danburg; Jones, Jesse; Denny;
Galloway, Carolyn; Hodge; Isett; Madden; Place (8).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
A quorum was present.
HB 1603
The chair laid out HB 1603.
The chair recognized Representative Ehrhardt to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Ehrhardt to close on the
measure.
Representative Jones moved that HB 1603 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 Danburg; Jones, Jesse; Denny;
Galloway, Carolyn; Hodge; Madden; Place (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: Representative Isett (1).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 2712
The chair laid out HB 2712 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representatives Isett, Hodge absent.)
HB 1748
The chair laid out HB 1748.
The chair recognized Representative Place to explain the
measure.
Representative Place withdrew HB 1748 without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2355
The chair laid out HB 2355.
(Representative Place absent.)
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
(Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.)
Testimony was taken.
(Representative Danburg in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 936
The chair laid out HB 936.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 841
The chair laid out HB 841 as pending business.
Representative Madden offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 841, 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 Danburg; Jones, Jesse; Denny;
Galloway, Carolyn; Madden (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gallego; Hodge; Isett; Place
(4).
HB 3385
The chair laid out HB 3385.
(Representatives Gallego and Place now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Moreno to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 298
The chair laid out HB 298.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 82
The chair laid out SB 82.
The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the
measure.
(Representative Place now absent.)
Testimony was taken.
Representative Madden moved that SB 82 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 Danburg; Jones, Jesse; Denny;
Gallego; Galloway, Carolyn; Madden (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hodge; Isett; Place (3).
HB 2784
The chair laid out HB 2784.
The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.)
HB 2785
The chair laid out HB 2785.
The chair recognized Representative Denny to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Denny to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1918
The chair laid out HB 1918.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the
measure.
(Representative Place now present.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2971
The chair laid out HB 2971.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Madden to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Danburg in chair.)
At 5:40 pm, on the motion of Representative Place and without
objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of
the chair.
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Rep. Debra Danburg, Chair
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Mike Dunn, Clerk