House Committee on State, Federal & International
Relations
76th Legislature
March 16, 1999
8:00 am
Capitol Extension, E1.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 3, 1999, the House
Committee on State, Federal & International Relations met in a
public hearing and was called to order by the Chair,
Representative Bob Hunter at 8:05 am.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hunter; Berman; Chavez; Isett;
Jones, Charles (5).
Absent: Representatives Moreno, Paul; Elkins; Madden; Solis,
Juan (4).
A quorum was present.
Testimony was taken from the Secretary of State. (See
attached witness list.)
(Representatives Elkins; Madden; and Solis, Juan now present.)
HB 1196
The chair laid out HB 1196.
The chair recognized Representative Arthur Reyna to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Arthur Reyna to close on
the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1341
The chair laid out HB 1341.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Isett in chair.)
HB 1649
The chair laid out HB 1649.
The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain the
measure.
Representative Isett offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hunter to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Hunter in chair.)
HB 585
The chair laid out HB 585 as pending business.
Representative Isett moved that HB 585 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 Hunter; Berman; Chavez; Elkins;
Isett; Jones, Charles; Madden; Solis, Juan (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Moreno, Paul (1).
HB 1085
The chair laid out HB 1085 as pending business.
Representative Solis, Juan offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Chavez moved that HB 1085, 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 Hunter; Berman; Chavez; Elkins;
Isett; Jones, Charles; Madden; Solis, Juan (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Moreno, Paul (1).
HB 1433
The chair laid out HB 1433 as pending business.
Representative Jones, Charles moved that HB 1433 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 Hunter; Berman; Chavez; Elkins;
Isett; Jones, Charles; Madden; Solis, Juan (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Moreno, Paul (1).
HB 1618
The chair laid out HB 1618 as pending business.
Representative Hunter offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 1618, 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 Hunter; Berman; Chavez; Elkins;
Isett; Jones, Charles; Madden; Solis, Juan (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Moreno, Paul (1).
HB 1673
The chair laid out HB 1673 as pending business.
Representative Solis, Juan moved that HB 1673 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 Hunter; Berman; Chavez; Elkins;
Isett; Jones, Charles; Madden; Solis, Juan (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Moreno, Paul (1).
Testimony was taken from the Office of State-Federal
Relations. (See attached witness list.)
HB 671
The chair laid out HB 671.
The chair recognized Representative Wise to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Wise to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:58 am, 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. Bob Hunter, Chair
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Jarrett Smith, Clerk