The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means

80th Legislature

March 22, 2007

during reading and referral

3N.4

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the House floor on March 22, 2007,  permission granted to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hill, at 12:33 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Hill; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Creighton; Elkins; Howard, Charlie (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB41

 

The chair laid out HB41 as pending business.

 

Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Puente moved that HB41, 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; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Elkins; Howard, Charlie  (3).

 

HB967

 

The chair laid out HB967 as pending business.

 

Representative Quintanilla moved that HB967, 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; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Creighton; Elkins; Howard, Charlie  (3).

 

(Representative Creighton now present.)

 

HB1127

 

The chair laid out HB1127 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB1127, 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; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB1720

 

The chair laid out HB1720 as pending business.

 

Representative Puente moved that HB1720, 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; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB1820

 

The chair laid out HB1820 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1899

 

The chair laid out HB1899 as pending business.

 

Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Quintanilla moved that HB1899, 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; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB2087

 

The chair laid out HB2087 as pending business.

 

Chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Puente moved that HB2087, 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).

 

HB2089

 

The chair laid out HB2089 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton moved that HB2089, 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; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB2322

 

The chair laid out HB2322 as pending business.

 

Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Puente moved that HB2322, 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).

 

 

HB2438

 

The chair laid out HB2438 as pending business.

 

Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Quintanilla moved that HB2438, 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).

 

HB1458

 

The chair laid out HB1458 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The Chair moved that HB1458, 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; Quintanilla; Villarreal (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente  (3).

 

At 12:46 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. Hill, Chair

 

 

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Jay Jezari, Clerk