The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means

80th Legislature

March 15, 2007

during reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the House floor on March 15, 2007, permission granted to meet during reading and referral, the House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hill, at 12:31 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hill; Creighton; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Elkins; Howard, Charlie (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB1109

 

The chair laid out HB1109.

 

Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Quintanilla moved that HB1109, 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 Hill; Creighton; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Elkins; Howard, Charlie  (2).

 

(Representative Howard, Charlie now present.)

 

HB402

 

The chair laid out HB402 as pending business.

 

Chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Villarreal moved that HB402, 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 Hill; Creighton; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Elkins  (1).

 

HB604

 

The chair laid out HB604 as pending business.

 

Representative Howard, Charlie offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB604, 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 Hill; Creighton; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Elkins  (1).

 

HB1008

 

The chair laid out HB1008 as pending business.

 

Representative Puente moved that HB1008, 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 Hill; Creighton; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Elkins  (1).

 

HB1216

 

The chair laid out HB1216 as pending business.

 

Representative Quintanilla moved that HB1216, without amendments, 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 Hill; Creighton; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Elkins  (1).

 

HB1669

 

The chair laid out HB1669 as pending business.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB1669, without amendments, 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 Hill; Creighton; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Elkins  (1).

 

HB1010

 

The chair laid out HB1010 as pending business.

 

Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Charlie moved that HB1010, 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 Hill; Creighton; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Elkins  (1).

 

HB1210

 

The chair laid out HB1210 as pending business.

 

Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Charlie moved that HB1210, 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 Hill; Creighton; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Elkins  (1).

 

HB1397

 

The chair laid out HB1397 as pending business.

 

Representative Howard, Charlie offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Puente moved that HB1397, 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 Hill; Creighton; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Elkins  (1).

 

HB1458

 

The chair laid out HB1458 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 12:44 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. Hill, Chair

 

 

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Jay Jezari, Clerk