The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means

80th Legislature

April 23, 2007

10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 2007, the House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hill, at 8:11 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB1404

 

The chair laid out HB1404 as pending business.

 

Representative Puente moved that HB1404, 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; Puente; Villarreal (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

(Representative Elkins now present.)

 

HB1655

 

The chair laid out HB1655 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1680

 

The chair laid out HB1680 as pending business.

 

Representative Puente offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB1680, 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; Elkins; Puente; Villarreal (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

(Representative Quintanilla now present.)

 

HB2472

 

The chair laid out HB2472 as pending business.

 

Chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB2472, 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; Elkins; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

HB2909

 

The chair laid out HB2909 as pending business.

 

Representative Puente moved that HB2909, 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; Elkins; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

HB3417

 

The chair laid out HB3417 as pending business.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB3417, 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; Elkins; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

(Representative Howard, Charlie now present.)

 

HB3583

 

The chair laid out HB3583 as pending business.

 

Representative Creighton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Creighton moved that HB3583, 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; Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB3660

 

The chair laid out HB3660 as pending business.

 

Chair moved that HB3660, 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; Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

SB162

 

The chair laid out SB162 as pending business.

 

Chair moved that SB162, 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; Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

SB940

 

The chair laid out SB940 as pending business.

 

Chair moved that SB940, 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; Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB2687

 

The chair laid out HB2687 as pending business.

 

Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB2687, 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; Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB438

 

The chair laid out HB438 as pending business.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB438, 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; Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HJR40

 

The chair laid out HJR40 as pending business.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HJR40, 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; Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

(Representative Villarreal now present)

 

HB3038

 

The chair laid out HB3038 as pending business.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB3038, 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; Elkins; Howard, Charlie; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB1655

 

The chair laid out HB1655 as pending business.

 

Representative Hill moved that HB1655, 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; Quintanilla; Villarreal (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Elkins  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Puente  (1).

 

HB1692

 

The chair laid out HB1692.

 

Chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bailey to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bailey to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3024

 

The chair laid out HB3024.

 

Chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB765

 

The chair laid out SB765.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Frost to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:21 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