The House Committee on Border & International Affairs

80th Legislature

April 2, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 28, 2007, and pursuant to permission received to meet during 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 4:58 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives King, Tracy; Frost; Hardcastle; Hernandez (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Castro; Merritt; Pickett (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Castro now present.)

 

(Representative Merritt now present.)

 

HB 53

 

The chair laid out HB 53.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2096

 

The chair laid out HB 2096.

 

The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Quintanilla to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3594

 

The chair laid out HB 3594.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3068

 

The chair laid out HB 3068.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Pickett now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2717

 

The chair laid out HB 2717.

 

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

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1471

 

The chair laid out HB 1471 as pending business.

 

Representative Merritt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Pickett moved that the committee substitute be adopted without objection.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Castro moved that HB 1471, 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 King, Tracy; Castro; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Frost; Hardcastle  (2).

 

HB 2155

 

The chair laid out HB 2155 as pending business.

 

Representative Hernandez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Castro moved that the committee substitute be adopted without objection. 

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Frost now present.)

 

Representative Merritt moved that HB 2155, 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 King, Tracy; Frost; Castro; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hardcastle  (1).

 

HB 2662

 

The chair laid out HB 2662 as pending business.

 

Representative Frost moved that HB 2662, 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 King, Tracy; Frost; Castro; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hardcastle  (1).

 

HB 2931

 

The chair laid out HB 2931 as pending business.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Hernandez moved that the committee substitute be adopted without objection. 

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Castro moved that HB 2931, 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 King, Tracy; Frost; Castro; Hernandez; Merritt; Pickett (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Hardcastle  (1).

 

At 6:24 p.m., on the motion of Representative Merritt 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