The House Committee on Urban Affairs 
         78th Legislature 
         March 26, 2003 
         10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E1.010 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2003, the House  
         Committee on Urban Affairs met in a public hearing and was  
         called to order by the chair, Representative Talton, at 7:01  
         p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Talton; Van Arsdale; Edwards; Hunter;  
                   Wong (5). 
          
         Absent:   Bailey; Menendez (2). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 1685 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1685. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Van Arsdale offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative Woolley to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Edwards moved that HB 1685, 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 Talton; Van Arsdale;  
                             Edwards; Hunter; Wong (5).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Menendez; Bailey  (2).  
           
         HJR 61 
          
         The chair laid out HJR 61. 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Menendez now present.) 
          
         The chair recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the  
         measure.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 1204 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1204 as pending business.  
          
         The chair recognized Representative Baxter to explain the  
         measure.  
          
         Representative Hunter offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Hunter moved that HB 1204, 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 Talton; Van Arsdale;  
                             Menendez; Edwards; Hunter; Wong (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Bailey  (1).  
           
         HB 1207 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1207 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Edwards offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Edwards moved that HB 1207, 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 Talton; Van Arsdale;  
                             Menendez; Edwards; Hunter; Wong (6).  
           
         House Committee on Urban Affairs 
         3/26/2003 
          
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representative Bailey  (1).  
           
         At 7:49 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
         Rep. Robert Talton, Chair 
          
         ________________________ 
         Eric Opiela, Clerk