The House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means

80th Legislature

April 30, 2007

9:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 25, 2007, revised on April 26^th, 2007 to delete SB1752, the House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hill, at 9:13 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB1501

 

The chair laid out SB1501.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB1502

 

The chair laid out SB1502.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Quintanilla now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB1501

 

The chair laid out SB1501 as pending business.

 

Chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB1501, 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; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Elkins  (1).

 

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

 

SB1502

 

The chair laid out SB1502 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB1502, 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; Puente; Quintanilla; Villarreal (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Elkins  (1).

 

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

 

At 9:34 a.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