The House Committee on Urban Affairs
77th Legislature
April 4, 2001
2:00 p.m.
Capitol Extension, E1.014
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 30, 2001, the House
Committee on Urban Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Carter, at 3:20
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Carter; Bailey; Burnam; Hill; Jones,
Elizabeth; Najera (6).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Edwards; Ehrhardt (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 3162
The chair laid out HB 3162.
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to explain the
measure.
Representative Bailey offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to close on the
measure.
Representative Najera moved that HB 3162, 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; Bailey; Hill; Jones,
Elizabeth; Najera (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Burnam; Callegari; Edwards;
Ehrhardt (4).
HB 3193
The chair laid out HB 3193.
The chair recognized Representative Puente to explain the
measure.
Representative Jones, Elizabeth offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Edwards now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Puente to close on the
measure.
Representative Jones, Elizabeth moved that HB 3193, 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; Bailey; Burnam;
Edwards; Hill; Jones, Elizabeth; Najera (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Callegari; Ehrhardt (2).
SB 738
The chair laid out SB 738.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Callegari now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the
measure.
Representative Edwards moved that SB 738, 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; Callegari;
Edwards; Hill; Jones, Elizabeth; Najera (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Burnam; Ehrhardt (2).
SB 510
The chair laid out SB 510.
The chair recognized Representative Walker to explain the
measure.
Representative Callegari offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Ehrhardt now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Walker to close on the
measure.
Representative Ehrhardt moved that SB 510, 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 Carter; Bailey; Callegari;
Ehrhardt; Hill; Najera (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Burnam; Edwards; Jones, Elizabeth
(3).
HB 3363
The chair laid out HB 3363.
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the
measure.
Representative Najera offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Bailey in chair.)
HB 2384
The chair laid out HB 2384.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain the
measure.
Representative Jones, Elizabeth offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on the
measure.
Representative Callegari moved that HB 2384, 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 Carter; Bailey; Burnam;
Callegari; Edwards; Hill; Jones, Elizabeth
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Ehrhardt; Najera (2).
(Representative Carter in chair.)
HB 1957
The chair laid out HB 1957.
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the
measure.
(Representative Bailey in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Carter in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the
measure.
Representative Ehrhardt moved that HB 1957, 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; Edwards;
Ehrhardt; Hill; Najera (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Burnam; Callegari; Jones,
Elizabeth (3).
HB 2536
The chair laid out HB 2536.
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the
measure.
Representative Najera offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3538
The chair laid out HB 3538.
The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain the
measure.
Representative Bailey offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3623
The chair laid out HB 3623.
The chair recognized Representative Flores to explain the
measure.
Representative Najera offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
(Representative Bailey in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Carter in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Flores to close on the
measure.
Representative Edwards moved that HB 3623, 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 Carter; Callegari; Edwards;
Ehrhardt; Hill; Jones, Elizabeth; Najera
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Burnam (2).
HB 1912
The chair laid out HB 1912.
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to explain the
measure.
Representative Ehrhardt offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Capelo to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3412, HB 3413, HB 3414
The chair laid out HB 3412, HB 3413, HB 3414.
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the
measures.
Representative Bailey offered a complete committee substitutes
for HB 3412.
Representative Bailey offered a complete committee substitutes
for HB 3413.
Representative Bailey offered a complete committee substitutes
for HB 3414.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the
measure.
The committee substitutes were withdrawn without objection.
The bills were left pending without objection.
HB 829
The chair laid out HB 829 on subcommittee report.
Representative Carter offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hill moved that HB 829, 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 Carter; Bailey; Burnam;
Callegari; Edwards; Hill; Jones, Elizabeth;
Najera (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Ehrhardt (1).
HB 990
The chair laid out HB 990.
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2321
The chair laid out HB 2321.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2677
The chair laid out HB 2677.
The chair recognized Representative Bailey to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bailey to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2486
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 2486 was
favorably reported from committee. The motion to reconsider
prevailed without objection.
Representative Carter offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Najera moved that HB 2486, 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 Carter; Bailey; Burnam;
Callegari; Hill; Jones, Elizabeth; Najera
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Edwards; Ehrhardt (2).
HB 1096
The chair laid out HB 1096 as pending business.
Representative Carter offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3206
The chair laid out HB 3206.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 8:00 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