The House Committee on County Affairs
77th Legislature
February 21, 2001
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E1.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on February 16, 2001, the House
Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Ramsay, at 8:00
a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Chisum; Krusee;
Shields (5).
Absent: Representatives Brown, Betty; Farabee; Hilderbran;
Salinas (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 1111
The chair laid out HB 1111.
(Representative Betty Brown now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Farabee now present.)
(Representative Salinas now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the
measure.
Representative Chisum moved that HB 1111, without amendments, be
reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation
that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Krusee; Salinas;
Shields (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hilderbran (1).
HB 170
The chair laid out HB 170.
The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the
measure.
Representative Ramsay offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Christian to close on the
measure.
Representative Chisum moved that HB 170, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Krusee; Salinas;
Shields (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hilderbran (1).
HB 309
The chair laid out HB 309.
The chair recognized Representative Dan Ellis to explain the
measure.
Representative Chisum offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Dan Ellis to close on the
measure.
Representative Farabee moved that HB 309, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown,
Betty; Chisum; Farabee; Krusee; Salinas;
Shields (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hilderbran (1).
HB 170
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 170 was voted
out of committee.
The chair moved that HB 170, 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; Krusee; Salinas;
Shields (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hilderbran (1).
HB 1362
The chair laid out HB 1362.
The chair recognized Representative Goodman to explain the
measure.
(Representative Hilderbran now present.)
Acting chair Glenn Lewis offered a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Ramsay offered amendment # 1 to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Glenn Lewis offered amendment # 2 to the
committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until 10 minutes after adjournment on
February 21, 2001.
The committee reconvened at 12:55 p.m. and was called to order
by the chair, Representative Ramsay. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Ramsay; Brown, Betty; Farabee; Krusee;
Shields (5).
Absent: Representatives Lewis, Glenn; Chisum; Hilderbran;
Salinas (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 1362
The chair laid out HB 1362 as pending business.
(Representative Glenn Lewis now present.)
(Representative Chisum now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Goodman to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Farabee moved that HB 1362, 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 record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn;
Chisum; Farabee; Krusee; Shields (6).
Nays: Representative Brown, Betty (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hilderbran; Salinas (2).
HB 1511
The chair laid out HB 1511.
The chair recognized Representative Williams to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Williams to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 2:45 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., February 28, 2001.
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Rep. Ramsay, Chair
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Missy Warren, Clerk