House Committee on Elections
75th Legislature
April 29, 1997
2:00 pm or upon adjournment
Capitol Extension, E2.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 24, 1997, and an
announcement made from the house floor on April 29, 1997, the
House Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Vice-Chair, Representative Jesse Jones
at 6:45 pm.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Jones, Jesse; Denny; Galloway,
Carolyn; Isett; Madden (5).
Absent: Representatives Danburg; Gallego; Hodge; Place (4).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Hodge now present.)
HB 285
The chair laid out HB 285.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2991
The chair laid out HB 2991.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 500
The chair laid out SB 500.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1088
The chair laid out SB 1088.
The chair recognized Senator Patterson to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken.
Representative Madden offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into
a substitute.
The chair recognized Senator Patterson to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 510
The chair laid out SB 510.
Testimony was taken.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 512
The chair laid out SB 512.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Gallego now present.)
(Representative Place now present.)
(Representative Danburg now present.)
(Representative Danburg in chair.)
HB 3332
The chair recalled HB 3332 from subcommittee.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measure.
Representative Gallego offered a complete committee
substitute.
The chair offered an amendment to the substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into
the committee substitute.
The committee substitute (with the incorporated amendment) was
adopted without objection.
Representative Gallego moved that HB 3332, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Danburg; Jones, Jesse; Gallego;
Place (4).
Nays: Representatives Denny; Galloway, Carolyn;
Hodge; Isett; Madden (5).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3056
The chair laid out HB 3056 on subcommittee report.
The chair recognized Representative Place to explain the
measure.
Representative Place offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Place moved that HB 3056, as substituted, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Danburg; Jones, Jesse; Place
(3).
Nays: Representatives Denny; Galloway, Carolyn;
Hodge; Isett; Madden (5).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2535
The chair laid out HB 2535 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that HB 2535, as substituted, be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Danburg; Place (2).
Nays: Representatives Jones, Jesse; Denny; Galloway,
Carolyn; Hodge; Isett; Madden (6).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the substitute
was adopted.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that HB 2535, as substituted, be reported
favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do
pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Representatives Denny; Madden; Place (3).
Nays: Representatives Jones, Jesse; Galloway,
Carolyn; Hodge; Isett (4).
Present not Voting: Representative Danburg (1).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representatives Place, Hodge, and Danburg absent.)
(Representative Jones, Jesse in chair.)
HB 754
The chair recalled HB 754 from subcommittee.
Representative Madden moved that HB 754 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 Jones, Jesse; Denny; Galloway,
Carolyn; Isett; Madden (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Danburg; Gallego; Hodge; Place
(4).
HB 2784
The chair laid out HB 2784 as pending business.
Representative Madden moved that HB 2784 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 Jones, Jesse; Denny; Galloway,
Carolyn; Isett; Madden (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Danburg; Gallego; Hodge; Place
(4).
HB 2785
The chair laid out HB 2785 as pending business.
Representative Madden moved that HB 2785 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 Jones, Jesse; Denny; Galloway,
Carolyn; Isett; Madden (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Danburg; Gallego; Hodge; Place
(4).
HB 1918
The chair laid out HB 1918 as pending business.
Representative Denny moved that HB 1918 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 Jones, Jesse; Denny; Galloway,
Carolyn; Isett; Madden (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Danburg; Gallego; Hodge; Place
(4).
HB 2971
The chair laid out HB 2971 as pending business.
Representative Denny moved that HB 2971 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 Jones, Jesse; Denny; Galloway,
Carolyn; Isett; Madden (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Danburg; Gallego; Hodge; Place
(4).
HB 1237
The chair laid out HB 1237 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that HB 1237, 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 Jones, Jesse; Denny; Galloway,
Carolyn; Isett; Madden (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Danburg; Gallego; Hodge; Place
(4).
At 8:15 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. Debra Danburg, Chair
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Mike Dunn, Clerk