The House Committee on County Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         May 19, 2003 
         8:00 a.m. 
         Capitol Extension, E2.030  
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May  
         16, 2003, the House Committee on County Affairs met in  
         a public hearing and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Lewis, at 8:06 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Lewis; Casteel; Chisum;  
                        Flynn; Olivo; Quintanilla (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Smith, Wayne; Farabee;  
                        Farrar (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         SB 1885 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1885. 
          
         (Representative Smith, Wayne now present.) 
          
         (Representative Farabee now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain  
         the measure.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Howard to close on  
         the measure.  
          
         Representative Olivo moved that SB 1885, 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; Smith, Wayne;  
                             Casteel; Chisum; Farabee; Flynn;  
                             Olivo; Quintanilla (8).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Farrar  (1).  
          
         SB 1303 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1303. 
  
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain  
         the measure.  
          
         Representative Casteel offered an amendment to the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that committee #1 be  
         adopted to the measure. 
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on  
         the measure.  
          
         Representative Casteel moved that SB 1303, as amended,  
         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; Olivo;  
                             Quintanilla (7).  
           
         Nays:               Representative Flynn (1).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Farrar  (1).  
         At 8:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned. 
          
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         Rep. Lewis, Chair 
          
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         Broderick Butler, Clerk