The House Committee on State Affairs

80th Legislature

March 26, 2007

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

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 21, 2007, permission granted to meet during the reading and referral of bills, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on March 26, 2007, to consider HB 180, HB 1998, HB 2683, HB 2684, and HB 2685, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Swinford, at 5:28 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Swinford; Paxton; Christian; Cook, Byron; Farrar (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Van Arsdale; Flynn; Parker; Veasey (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Van Arsdale now present.)

 

HB 3166

 

The chair laid out HB 3166.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 3166, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Van Arsdale; Christian; Cook, Byron; Farrar (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flynn; Parker; Veasey (3).

 

Statement of Vote

 

Representative Flynn added the following statement to the minutes.

 

"On Monday, March 26, 2007, I was unable to vote on the following bill during the State Affairs hearing due to chairing the Committee on Financial Institutions.  I would like to be shown voting Aye on HB 3166."

 

HB 3167

 

The chair laid out HB 3167.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Paxton offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Paxton moved that HB 3167, as amended, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Van Arsdale; Christian; Cook, Byron; Farrar (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flynn; Parker; Veasey (3).

 

Statement of Vote

 

Representative Flynn added the following statement to the minutes.

 

"On Monday, March 26, 2007, I was unable to vote on the following bill during the State Affairs hearing due to chairing the Committee on Financial Institutions.  I would like to be shown voting Aye on HB 3167."

 

HB 709

 

The chair laid out HB 709 as pending business.

 

(Representative Parker now present.)

 

Representative Cook, Byron moved that HB 709, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Van Arsdale; Christian; Cook, Byron; Farrar; Parker (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:            Representatives Flynn; Veasey (2).

 

HB 3169

 

The chair laid out HB 3169.

 

(Representative Veasey now present.)

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Cook, Byron moved that HB 3169, 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 Swinford; Van Arsdale; Christian; Cook, Byron; Farrar; Parker; Veasey (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Paxton; Flynn (2).

 

Statement of Vote

 

Representative Flynn added the following statement to the minutes.

 

"On Monday, March 26, 2007, I was unable to vote on the following bill during the State Affairs hearing due to chairing the Committee on Financial Institutions.  I would like to be shown voting Aye on HB 3169."

 

HB 1842

 

The chair laid out HB 1842.

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Flynn now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Paxton now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Strama to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1998

 

The chair laid out HB 1998.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 180, HB 2683, HB 2684, HB 2685

 

The chair laid out HB 180.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain HB 180.

 

Representative Christian offered a complete committee substitute to HB 180.

 

(Representative Christian in chair.)

 

HB 180 and its substitute were left pending without objection.

 

The chair laid out HB 2683, HB 2684, and HB 2685.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain HB 2683, HB 2684, HB 2685.

 

Representative Flynn offered an amendment to HB 2684.

 

The amendment to HB 2684 was adopted without objection.

 

The chair laid out HB 180 as pending business.

 

Testimony was taken on HB 180 and its substitute, HB 2683, HB 2684 as amendment, and HB 2685.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on HB 2683, HB 2684, and 2685.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to close on HB 180.

 

The committee substitute to HB 180 was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 180, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Christian; Cook, Byron; Flynn; Parker; Veasey (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Van Arsdale; Farrar (2).

 

Representative Veasey moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 180 was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 180, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Christian; Cook, Byron; Flynn; Parker (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Veasey (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Van Arsdale; Farrar (2).

 

Representative Paxton moved that HB 2683, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Christian; Cook, Byron; Flynn; Parker; Veasey (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Van Arsdale; Farrar (2).

 

Representative Parker moved that HB 2684, as amended, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Christian; Cook, Byron; Flynn; Parker (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Veasey (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Van Arsdale; Farrar (2).

 

Representative Parker moved that HB 2685, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Christian; Cook, Byron; Flynn; Parker (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Veasey (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Van Arsdale; Farrar (2).

 

HB 709

 

Representative Christian moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Parker offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 709, 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 Swinford; Paxton; Christian; Cook, Byron; Flynn; Parker; Veasey (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Van Arsdale; Farrar (2).

 

At 10:34 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. Swinford, Chair

 

 

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Allison Scott, Clerk