The House Committee on Border & International Affairs

80th Legislature

April 23, 2007

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 2007, the House Committee on Border & International Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Tracy, at 8:09 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.

 

HB 2536

 

The chair laid out HB 2536.

 

Representative Hernandez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

(Representative Castro now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 99

 

The chair laid out SB 99.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Pickett now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Merritt now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SJR 20

 

The chair laid out SJR 20.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 8:54 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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Ashley B. Kaden, Clerk