The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means
79th Legislature
May 11, 2005
2:15 p.m.
Speaker's Committee Room, 3w.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the House floor and a
suspension of House Rules to allow the committee to meet while
the House was in session on May 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 2:15 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Hill; Hamilton; Laubenberg; Puente;
Quintanilla (5).
Absent: Representatives Elkins; Uresti (2).
A quorum was present.
SB 1205
The chair laid out SB 1205.
Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Hamilton offered an amendment to the substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
(Representative Elkins now present.)
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Hamilton moved that SB 1205, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;
Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uresti (1).
SB 1253
The chair laid out SB 1253.
Representative Puente moved that SB 1253, 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; Puente;
Quintanilla (5).
Nays: Representative Laubenberg (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uresti (1).
SB 1318
The chair laid out SB 1318.
Representative Laubenberg offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Puente moved that SB 1318, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;
Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uresti (1).
SB 1434
The chair laid out SB 1434.
Representative Puente moved that SB 1434, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;
Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla (6).
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Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uresti (1).
SB 1587
The chair laid out SB 1587.
Representative Laubenberg moved that SB 1587, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Elkins;
Laubenberg; Puente; Quintanilla (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Uresti (1).
SB 1655
The chair laid out SB 1655.
Representative Puente moved that SB 1655, 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 Hill; Hamilton; Laubenberg;
Puente; Quintanilla (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Elkins (1).
Absent: Representative Uresti (1).
At 2:27 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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