The House Committee on County Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         April 16, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.016 
                         
                                 CORRECTED MINUTES 
                                           
         On April 23, 2003, the House Committee on County Affairs  
         authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the  
         House Committee on County Affairs held on April 16, 2003. The  
         following are the corrected minutes for that meeting: 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on April 11, 2003, the House  
         Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Lewis, at 8:00 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Lewis; Smith, Wayne; Casteel; Chisum;  
                   Farabee; Flynn;(6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Farrar; Olivo; Quintanilla  (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
                    
         The chair directed that the April 2, 2003, minutes for the House  
         Committee on County Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes  
         were authorized without objection. 
          
         HB 1251 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1251 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Chisum offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Flynn moved that HB 1251, 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 Lewis; Smith, Wayne; Casteel;  
         Chisum; Farabee; Flynn (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Farrar; Olivo; Quintanilla  (3).  
  
         SB 850 
          
         The chair laid out SB 850, the companion to HB 2375, in lieu of  
         the house bill. 
          
         Representative Flynn offered a complete committee substitute. 
           
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Flynn moved that SB 850, 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 Lewis; Smith, Wayne; Casteel;  
         Chisum; Farabee; Flynn (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Farrar; Olivo; Quintanilla  (3). 
          
         HB 2493 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2493 as pending business. 
          
         Representative Smith, Wayne offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 2493, 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 Lewis; Smith, Wayne;  
         Casteel; Chisum; Farabee; Flynn (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Farrar; Olivo; Quintanilla  (3).  
           
         HB 2898 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2898 as pending business without  
 
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         objection. 
          
         Representative Casteel offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Casteel moved that HB 2898, 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 Lewis; Smith, Wayne; Casteel; Chisum;  
         Farabee; Flynn (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Farrar; Olivo; Quintanilla  (3).  
          
         HB 3089 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3089 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Smith, Wayne offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 3089, 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 Lewis; Smith, Wayne;  
                             Casteel; Chisum; Farabee; Flynn (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Farrar; Olivo; Quintanilla  (3).  
           
         HB 3491 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3491 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Farabee offered a substitute to the measure.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         (Representative Olivo now present.) 
 
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          Representative Farabee moved that HB 3491, 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 Lewis; Smith, Wayne;  
                             Casteel; Chisum; Farabee; Flynn; Olivo (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Farrar; Quintanilla  (2).  
           
         HB 3561 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3561 as pending business. 
           
         Representative Olivo moved that HB 3561, 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 Lewis; Casteel; Chisum;  
                             Farabee; Flynn; Olivo (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Smith, Wayne; Farrar; Quintanilla   
                        (3).  
          
         At 8:35 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned. 
          
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         Rep. Glenn O. Lewis, Chair 
          
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         Broderick Butler, Clerk