The House Committee on Urban Affairs 
         77th Legislature 
         April 18, 2001 
         2:00 p.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E1.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 12, 2001, the House  
         Committee on Urban Affairs met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Carter, at 2:10  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Carter; Bailey; Edwards; Hill; Jones,  
                   Elizabeth; Najera (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Burnam; Callegari; Ehrhardt (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 1061 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1061. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Janek to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Burnam now present.) 
          
         (Representative Callegari now present.) 
          
         (Representative Ehrhardt now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Janek to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Edwards moved that SB 1061, 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).  
           
         HB 2245 
  
         The chair laid out HB 2245 as pending business.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ehrhardt to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Burnam offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         Representative Edwards offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Ehrhardt to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Jones, Elizabeth moved that HB 2245, 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; Ehrhardt; Hill; Jones,  
                             Elizabeth; Najera (9).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         HB 2536 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2536 as pending business.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to explain the  
         measure.  
         Representative Jones, Elizabeth offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Maxey to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Ehrhardt moved that HB 2536, 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; Ehrhardt; Jones,  
                             Elizabeth; Najera (8).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Hill (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        None  (0).  
           
         SB 782 
          
         The chair laid out SB 782 as pending business.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 320 
          
         The chair laid out HB 320. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Callegari offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Tillery to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 990 
          
         The chair laid out HB 990 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Callegari offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection. 
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2321 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2321 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Edwards offered a complete committee substitute.  
  
         Representative Bailey offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Bailey offered an amendment to the committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without  
         objection. 
          
         Representative Bailey moved that HB 2321, 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;  
                             Callegari; Edwards; Ehrhardt; Jones,  
                             Elizabeth; Najera (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Hill  (1).  
           
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into  
         a committee substitute. 
          
         The chair directed that the April 11, 2001, minutes for the  
         House Committee on Urban Affairs be corrected. The corrected  
         minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         At 5:18 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