The House Committee on County Affairs

80th Legislature

March 28, 2007

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 23, 2007, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smith, Wayne, at 2:11 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Heflin; Leibowitz (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Harless; Smith, Todd (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 831

 

The chair laid out HB 831 as pending business.

 

Representative Bolton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd now present.)

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 831, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Harless  (3).

 

HB 1411

 

The chair laid out HB 1411 as pending business.

 

 

 

Representative Smith, Wayne offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 1411, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Harless  (3).

 

HB 1420

 

The chair laid out HB 1420 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 1420, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Harless  (3).

 

HB 1764

 

The chair laid out HB 1764 as pending business.

 

Representative Leibowitz offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 1764, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Harless  (3).

 

HB 1930

 

The chair laid out HB 1930 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 1930, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Harless  (3).

 

(Representative Harless now present.)

 

HB 2090

 

The chair laid out HB 2090 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 2090, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman; Harless  (3).

 

HB 2406

 

The chair laid out HB 2406 as pending business.

 

Representative Farabee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 2406, 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 Smith, Wayne; Bolton; Farabee; Harless; Heflin; Leibowitz; Smith, Todd (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Naishtat; Coleman  (2).

 

HB 2641

 

The chair laid out HB 2641.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Naishtat now present.)

 

HB 2591

 

The chair laid out HB 2591.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2592

 

The chair laid out HB 2592.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2283

 

The chair laid out HB 2283.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez 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.

 

HB 2485

 

The chair laid out HB 2485.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2618

 

The chair laid out HB 2618.

 

(Representative Farabee in chair.)

 

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.

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne in chair.)

 

HB 1383

 

The chair laid out HB 1383.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2619

 

The chair laid out HB 2619.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Farabee in chair.)

 

HB 3158

 

The chair laid out HB 3158.

 

Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Naishtat in chair.)

 

Testimony continued to be taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne in chair.)

 

At 5:46 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. Smith, Wayne, Chair

 

 

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Travis Sampley, Clerk