The House Committee on Elections

80th Legislature

March 7, 2007

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

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CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On March 14, 2007, the House Committee on Elections authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Elections held on March 7, 2007. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 2, 2007 and revised on March 5, 2007, the House Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Berman, at 2:07 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Berman; Bohac; Burnam; Farias (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives England; Anchia; Howard, Charlie (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 158

 

The chair laid out HB 158.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative England now present.)

 

(Representative Anchia now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 255

 

The chair laid out HB 255.

 

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

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1146

 

The chair laid out HB 1146.

 

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.

 

(Representative England now present.)

 

HB 2017

 

The chair laid out HB 2017.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Bohac in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Berman in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 993, HB 996

 

The chair laid out HB 993, HB 996.

 

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain HB 993.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to explain HB 996.

 

Representative Anchia offered a complete committee substitute to HB 996

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to close on HB 993.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez Fischer to close on HB 996.

 

HB 993 was left pending without objection.

 

The committee substitute to HB 996 was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 996 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1044

 

The chair laid out HB 1044.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 4:46 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. Berman, Chair

 

 

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Patrick Dudley, Clerk