The House Committee on Transportation
77th Legislature
March 27, 2001
2:00 p.m.
Capitol Extension, E2.030
CORRECTED MINUTES
On April 26, 2001, the House Committee on Transportation
authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the
House Committee on Transportation held on March 27, 2001. The
following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2001, the House
Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Alexander, at 2:16
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Davis, Yvonne;
Hill; Noriega; Swinford (6).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Hamric; Pickett (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 384
The chair laid out HB 384.
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the
measure.
(Representative Edwards now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the
measure.
Representative Hill moved that HB 384, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Edwards; Hill; Noriega (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hamric; Pickett; Swinford (3).
HB1681
The chair laid out HB1681.
The chair recognized Representative Bosse to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hamric now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Bosse to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB2217
The chair laid out HB2217.
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hawley to close on the
measure.
Representative Hill moved that HB2217, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Hamric; Hill; Noriega (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Pickett; Swinford (3).
HB 2123, HB 2083, HB 2051
The chair laid out HB 2123, HB 2083, HB 2051.
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain HB 2123.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Glenn to explain HB
2083.
The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain HB 2051.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on HB 2123.
The chair recognized Representative Lewis, Glenn to close on HB
2083.
The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on HB 2051.
The bills were left pending without objection.
HB 3340
The chair laid out HB 3340.
The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2747
The chair laid out HB 2747.
The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to close on the
measure.
Representative Hamric moved that HB 2747, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Hamric; Hill; Noriega (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Pickett; Swinford (3).
HB 2688
The chair laid out HB 2688.
The chair recognized Representative Salinas to explain the
measure.
Representative Hawley offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Salinas to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 217
The chair laid out SB 217.
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 Hamric moved that SB 217, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Hamric; Hill; Noriega; Pickett (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Swinford (2).
SB 399
The chair laid out SB 399.
The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on
the measure.
Representative Hill moved that SB 399, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Hamric; Hill; Noriega; Pickett (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Swinford (2).
(Representative Hawley in chair.)
HB 2606
The chair laid out HB 2606.
The chair recognized Representative Alexander to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Alexander to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 406
The chair laid out SB 406 as pending business.
Representative Hawley offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Pickett moved that SB 406, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Hill;
Noriega; Pickett; Swinford (6).
Nays: Representative Davis, Yvonne (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Edwards (1).
Absent: Representative Hamric (1).
HB 2418
The chair laid out HB 2418 as pending business.
Representative Noriega offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Edwards moved that HB 2418, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Edwards; Hill; Noriega; Swinford
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hamric; Pickett (2).
SB 267
The chair laid out SB 267, the companion to HB 914 left as
pending business on 2-20-2001, in lieu of the house bill.
Representative Alexander offered a complete committee
substitute.
Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that SB 267, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Edwards; Hill; Noriega; Pickett;
Swinford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hamric (1).
SB 416
The chair laid out SB 416, the companion to HB 913 left as
pending business on 2-20-2001, in lieu of the house bill.
Representative Swinford moved that SB 416, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Edwards; Hill; Noriega; Pickett;
Swinford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hamric (1).
SB 648
The chair laid out SB 648, the companion to HB 1052 left as
pending business 3-6-2001, in lieu of the house bill.
Representative Pickett moved that SB 648, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Edwards; Hill; Noriega; Pickett;
Swinford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hamric (1).
HB 996
The chair laid out HB 996 as pending business.
Representative Alexander offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Edwards moved that HB 996, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Edwards; Hill; Noriega; Pickett;
Swinford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hamric (1).
HB 1678
The chair laid out HB 1678 as pending business.
Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 1678, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Edwards; Hill; Noriega; Pickett;
Swinford (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hamric (1).
SB 637
The chair laid out SB 637, the companion to HB 1225 left as
pending business 3-13-2001, in lieu of the house bill.
Representative Pickett moved that SB 637, 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 Alexander; Hawley; Davis,
Yvonne; Edwards; Hill; Pickett; Swinford
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hamric; Noriega (2).
At 6:54 p.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. Alexander, Chair
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Cheryl Jourdan, Clerk