The House Committee on Border & International Affairs

80th Legislature

March 12, 2007

2:00 p.m. or during reading and referral of bills

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 7, 2007, and pursuant to permission granted to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Border & International Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Tracy, at 3:55 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives King, Tracy; Castro; Merritt; Pickett (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Frost; Hardcastle; Hernandez (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

The chair directed that the February 26, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Border & International Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

(Representative Hernandez now present.)

 

HB 1166

 

The chair laid out HB 1166.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Hardcastle now present.)

 

HB 971

 

The chair laid out HB 971.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hardcastle offered an amendment to the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 4:23 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. King, Tracy, Chair

 

 

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Gabe Valenzuela, Clerk