The House Committee on Urban Affairs
77th Legislature
March 21, 2001
2:00 p.m.
Capitol Extension, E1.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 16, 2001, the House
Committee on Urban Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Carter, at 3:03
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Carter; Burnam; Callegari; Najera (4).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Edwards; Ehrhardt; Hill;
Jones, Elizabeth (5).
A quorum was not present.
HB 617
The chair laid out HB 617.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Edwards now present.)
(Representative Hill now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the
measure.
Representative Edwards moved that HB 617, 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 Carter; Callegari; Edwards;
Hill; Najera (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Burnam; Ehrhardt; Jones,
Elizabeth (4).
HB 2297
The chair laid out HB 2297.
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the
measure.
Representative Edwards offered an amendment to the measure.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Ehrhardt now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the
measure.
Representative Ehrhardt moved that HB 2297, 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 Carter; Burnam; Callegari;
Edwards; Ehrhardt; Hill; Najera (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Jones, Elizabeth (2).
HB 1833
The chair laid out HB 1833.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
Representative Ehrhardt moved that HB 1833, 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 Carter; Bailey; Callegari;
Edwards; Ehrhardt; Hill; Jones, Elizabeth;
Najera (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Burnam (1).
HB 2783
The chair laid out HB 2783.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3197
The chair laid out HB 3197.
The chair recognized Representative Jones, Elizabeth to explain
the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Jones, Elizabeth to close on
the measure.
Representative Jones, Elizabeth moved that HB 3197, 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 Carter; Bailey; Edwards;
Ehrhardt; Hill; Jones, Elizabeth; Najera
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Burnam; Callegari (2).
(Representative Bailey in chair.)
HB 3090
The chair laid out HB 3090.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2715
The chair laid out HB 2715.
Representative Bailey offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3260
The chair laid out HB 3260.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 125
The chair laid out SB 125.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on the
measure.
Representative Edwards moved that SB 125, 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 Carter; Bailey; Burnam;
Callegari; Edwards; Ehrhardt; Hill; Jones,
Elizabeth; Najera (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
(Representative Carter in chair.)
At 8:16 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. Carter, Chair
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Donna Chatham, Clerk