The House Committee on State Affairs
78th Legislature
April 8, 2003
8:00 a.m.
John H. Reagan Building, Room 140
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 2003, the House
Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was
called to order by the chair, Representative Marchant, at 8:05
a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Marchant; Madden; Davis, John; Cook,
Byron; Elkins; Lewis; Villarreal (7).
Absent: Representatives Gattis; Goodman (2).
A quorum was present.
HB 2819
(Representative Gattis now present.)
The chair laid out HB 2819.
The chair recognized Representative Driver to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Goodman now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Driver to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2128
The chair laid out HB 2128.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the
measure.
Representative Byron Cook offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 2128, 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 Marchant; Madden; Cook,
Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, John; Lewis; Villarreal
(3).
HB 2769
The chair laid out HB 2769.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2455
The chair laid out HB 2455 as pending business.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Madden moved that HB 2455, 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 Marchant; Madden; Cook,
Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, John; Lewis; Villarreal
(3).
HB 2411
The chair laid out HB 2411.
The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the
measure.
Representative Byron Cook moved that HB 2411, 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 Marchant; Madden; Cook,
Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, John; Lewis; Villarreal
(3).
HB 2769
The chair laid out HB 2769 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the
measure.
House Bill 2769 was left pending without objection.
HB 1166
The chair laid out HB 1166 as pending business.
Representative Madden offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 1166, 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 Marchant; Madden; Cook,
Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, John; Lewis; Villarreal
(3).
HB 2041
The chair laid out HB 2041.
The chair recognized Representative Ellis to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Ellis to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2081
The chair laid out HB 2081.
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the
measure.
Representative Goodman moved that HB 2081, 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 Marchant; Madden; Cook,
Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Goodman; Villarreal
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, John; Lewis (2).
At 9:12 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed until upon adjournment, April 8, 2003.
The committee reconvened at 5:42 p.m. and was called to order by
the chair, Representative Marchant. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Marchant; Madden; Davis, John; Cook,
Byron; Lewis; Villarreal (6).
Absent: Representatives Elkins; Gattis; Goodman (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 15
The chair laid out HB 15 as pending business.
(Representative Gattis now present.)
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Representative Madden offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Elkins now present.)
The committee substitute was adopted by the following record
vote:
Ayes: Representatives Marchant; Madden; Davis,
John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis
(7).
Nays: Representative Villarreal (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Goodman (1).
Representative Madden moved that HB 15, 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 Marchant; Madden; Davis,
John; Cook, Byron; Elkins; Gattis; Lewis
(7).
Nays: Representative Villarreal (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Goodman (1).
HJR 78 and HB 2269
The chair laid out HJR 78 and HB 2269.
The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the
measures.
The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the
measures.
The measures were left pending without objection.
HB 3498
The chair laid out HB 3498.
The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1778
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The chair laid out HB 1778.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HJR 66
The chair laid out HJR 66.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HJR 40
The chair laid out HJR 40.
The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Lewis in chair.)
(Representative Marchant in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Eissler to close on the
measure.
(Representative Goodman now present.)
The resolution was left pending without objection.
HB 2143
The chair laid out HB 2143.
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the
measure.
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The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2342
The chair laid out HB 2342.
The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the
measure.
(Representative Goodman in chair.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Marchant in chair.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 863
The chair laid out HB 863.
The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HJR 50
The chair laid out and explained HJR 50.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Lewis in chair.)
HB 3414, HB 3415, and HB 3416
The chair laid out HB 3414, HB 3415, and HB 3416.
The chair recognized Representative Marchant to explain the
measures.
Testimony was taken on HB 3416. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Marchant to close on HB
3414, HB 3415, and HB 3416.
Representative Goodman offered a complete committee substitute
for HB 3414.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Gattis moved that HB 3414, 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
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Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Marchant; Cook, Byron;
Gattis; Goodman; Lewis (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Madden; Davis, John; Elkins;
Villarreal (4).
HB 3415 was left pending without objection.
Representative Byron Cook moved that HB 3416, 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 Marchant; Cook, Byron;
Gattis; Goodman; Lewis (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Madden; Davis, John; Elkins;
Villarreal (4).
(Representative Marchant in chair.)
At 8:08 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. Marchant, Chair
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Doug Brown, Clerk