The House Committee on Calendars
78th Legislature
May 9, 2003
7:30 p.m.
Speaker's Committee Room
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 9, 2003,
the House Committee on Calendars met in a formal meeting and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Woolley, at 7:31
p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Woolley; Wohlgemuth; Christian; Hupp;
Luna; Madden; Menendez; Seaman; Telford; Truitt (10).
Absent: Representative Turner (1).
A quorum was present.
Representative Woolley moved the adoption of the following rule
governing floor consideration of H.B. 3398, the Congressional
redistricting bill:
Pursuant to Rule 3, Section 4(2) and House Rule 6, Section
16(f), the committee on Calendars proposes the following rule
governing floor consideration of H.B. 3398:
Section 1. All original amendments that will be offered during
second reading consideration of the bill must be filed with the
chief clerk by noon on Sunday, May11, 2003.
Sec. 2. (a) No proposed amendment, amendment to the amendment,
or substitute amendment is eligible for consideration unless
five copies of a completed amendment packet prepared by the
Texas Legislative Council (TLC) has been submitted to the chief
clerk. The amendment packet must include the following:
(1) amendment text;
(2) a statewide map if any district changed by the
amendment is located in more than one county and a separate map
of each divided county in which any district is changed by the
proposed amendment; and
(3) the standard reports generated by the TLC's
Redistricting Application (REDAPPL) that provide population,
election, and geography analysis.
(b) No proposed amendment, amendment to the amendment, or
substitute amendment, is eligible for consideration if any
district in the amendment contains parts that are not
contiguous.
(c) No proposed amendment, amendment to the amendment, or
substitute amendment is eligible for consideration if adoption
of the amendment would result in any unassigned or overlapping
geography in the state plan.
The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Woolley; Wohlgemuth;
Christian; Hupp; Luna; Madden; Menendez;
Seaman; Telford; Truitt (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Turner (1).
At 7:34 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. Woolley, Chair
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Tessa Zavala, Clerk