The House Committee on County Affairs
77th Legislature
May 2, 2001
8:00 a.m.
Capitol Extension, E1.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 27, 2001, the House
Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Ramsay, at 8:05
a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Ramsay; Lewis, Glenn; Brown, Betty;
Farabee; Krusee (5).
Absent: Representatives Chisum; Hilderbran; Salinas; Shields
(4).
A quorum was present.
HB 3695
The chair laid out HB 3695.
The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the
measure.
(Representative Chisum now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Salinas now present.)
(Representative Shields now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Merritt to close on the
measure.
Representative Chisum moved that HB 3695, without amendments, 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).
SB 1073
The chair laid out SB 1073.
The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on the
measure.
Representative Farabee moved that SB 1073, without amendments,
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; Salinas; Shields
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hilderbran; Krusee (2).
SB 452
The chair laid out SB 452.
Representative Ramsay explained the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 870
The chair laid out SB 870.
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 Shields moved that SB 870, without amendments, 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; Salinas; Shields
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hilderbran; Krusee (2).
SB 961
The chair laid out SB 961.
The chair recognized Representative Glenn Lewis to explain the
measure.
Representative Chisum offered an amendment to the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Chisum moved that SB 961, as amended, 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 (5).
Nays: Representative Shields (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hilderbran; Krusee; Salinas (3).
HB 3691
The chair laid out HB 3691 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the
measure.
Representative Ramsay offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Farabee moved that HB 3691, 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; Shields (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hilderbran; Krusee; Salinas (3).
SB 1308
The chair laid out SB 1308 the companion bill to HB 2937 which
passed out on 4-4-2001.
Representative Ramsay explained the measure.
Representative Ramsay offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1167
The chair laid out SB 1167 the companion bill to HB 1950 which
passed out on 4-4-2001.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Chisum moved that SB 1167, without amendments, 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; Shields (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hilderbran; Krusee; Salinas (3).
SB 1308
The chair laid out CSSB 1308 as pending business.
Representative Chisum moved that SB 1308, 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; Shields (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hilderbran; Krusee; Salinas (3).
SB 1789
The chair laid out SB 1789 the companion to HB 3660 which was
passed out of committee on 4-11-2001.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Farabee moved that SB 1789, without amendments,
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; Shields (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hilderbran; Krusee; Salinas (3).
At 9:45 a.m., 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. Ramsay, Chair
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Missy Warren, Clerk