The House Committee on Border & International Affairs

80th Legislature

May 14, 2007

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 9, 2007, a suspension of the five day posting rule on May 10, 2007, a revised posting on May 14, 2007, and being granted permission to meet while the House is in session pending receipt of Senate messages and reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Border and International Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Tracy, at 6:44 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Pickett now present.)

 

HR 1576

 

The chair laid out HR 1576.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Frost in chair.)

 

SB 822

 

The chair laid out SB 822.

 

Representative King, Tracy offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative Hernandez now present.)

 

(Representative Merritt now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative King, Tracy in chair.)

 

SB 822

 

The chair laid out SB 822 as pending business.

 

 Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pickett moved that SB 822, 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; Hardcastle; Merritt; Pickett (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Castro; Hernandez  (2).

 

SB 2027

 

The chair laid out SB 2027.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 7:47 p.m., on the motion of Representative Hernandez 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