House Committee on County Affairs
76th Legislature
March 10, 1999
8:00 am
Capitol Extension, E2.036
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 5, 1999, the House
Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the Chair, Representative Tom Ramsay at
8:10 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Chisum;
Farabee; Krusee; Swinford (6).
Absent: Representatives Brown, Betty; Hilderbran; Salinas
(3).
A quorum was present.
HB 809
The chair laid out HB 809.
The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Jesse Jones to close on
the measure.
Representative Chisum moved that HB 809 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Chisum;
Farabee; Krusee; Swinford (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Brown, Betty; Hilderbran;
Salinas (3).
HB 1124
The chair laid out HB 1124.
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the
measure.
Representative Glenn Lewis offered an amendment to the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representatives Brown, Betty; Hilderbran; and Salinas now
present.)
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the
measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1168
The chair laid out HB 1168.
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the
measure.
Representative Chisum moved that HB 1168 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Krusee;
Swinford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Salinas (1).
HB 1889
The chair laid out HB 1889.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on the
measure.
Representative Swinford moved that HB 1889 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Swinford
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Krusee; Salinas (2).
SB 417
The chair laid out SB 417 in lieu of its House companion bill
HB 891.
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Hamric to close on the
measure.
Representative Chisum moved that SB 417 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Swinford
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Krusee; Salinas (2).
HB 1103
The chair laid out HB 1103.
The chair recognized Representative Smith to explain the
measure.
Representative Glenn Lewis offered a complete committee
substitute.
(Representative Salinas now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Smith to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1219
The chair laid out HB 1219.
The chair recognized Representative Keel to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Keel to close on the
measure.
Representative Chisum moved that HB 1219 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Swinford
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Krusee; Salinas (2).
HB 614
The chair laid out HB 614.
The chair recognized Representative George to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative George to close on the
measure.
Representative Farabee moved that HB 614 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Hilderbran; Swinford
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Krusee; Salinas (2).
At 9:50 am, on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until upon adjournment.
The committee reconvened at 1:50 pm and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Ramsay. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Chisum;
Farabee; Krusee; Salinas (6).
Absent: Representatives Brown, Betty; Hilderbran; Swinford
(3).
A quorum was present.
SB 204
The chair laid out SB 204 in lieu of its House companion bill
HB 581.
(Representatives Betty Brown and Swinford now present.)
Representative Glenn Lewis offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Glenn Lewis moved that SB 204, 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 Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Salinas; Swinford(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Krusee; Hilderbran(2).
HB 1111
The chair laid out HB 1111.
The chair recognized Representative Williams to explain the
measure.
The chair then recognized Representative Hope to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hope to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 3:30 pm, on the motion of Representative Chisum and without
objection, the meeting was adjourned until March 17, 1999, at
8:00 am.
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Rep. Tom Ramsay, Chair
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Missy Warren, Clerk