The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means 
         79th Legislature 
         April 11, 2005 
         12:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         House Chamber, Desk 73 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 11,  
         2005, the House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met  
         in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair,  
         Representative Hill, at 12:51 p.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Hill; Hamilton; Elkins; Laubenberg;  
                    Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (7). 
          
         Absent:    None (0). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         HB 879 
          
         The chair laid out HB 879 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Puente moved that HB 879, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                         Laubenberg; Puente; Uresti (6). 
          
         Nays:           Representative Quintanilla (1). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 1734 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1734 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 1734, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                         Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 1958 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1958 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 1958, without  
         amendments, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                         Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 2491 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2491 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Uresti moved that HB 2491, without amendments, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                         Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 2926 
          
         The chair laid out HB 2926 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 2926, without  
         amendments, 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:  
 
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         Ayes:           Representatives Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                          Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 3202 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3202 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Puente moved that HB 3202, without amendments, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                         Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 3351 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3351 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Laubenberg moved that HB 3351, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                         Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 3173 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3173 as pending business.  
          
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         Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
           
         Representative Uresti moved that HB 3173, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                         Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla; Uresti (7). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0). 
          
         Absent:         None  (0). 
          
         HB 121 
          
         The chair laid out HB 121 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Laubenberg offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Quintanilla moved that HB 121, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;  
                         Laubenberg; Quintanilla (5). 
          
         Nays:           None (0). 
          
         Present, Not Voting:     Representative Puente  (1). 
          
         Absent:         Representative Uresti  (1). 
          
         At 1:00 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. Hill, Chair 
          
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         Jay Jezari, Clerk 
          
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