The House Committee on Transportation
80th Legislature
April 17, 2007
8:00 a.m.
E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 12, 2007, the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Krusee, at 8:09 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Krusee; Harper-Brown; Hill; Macias; Murphy (5).
Absent: Representatives Phillips; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless (4).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Phillips now present.)
HB 201
The chair laid out HB 201.
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the measure.
(Representative Harless now present.)
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Haggerty now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3719
The chair laid out HB 3719, and explained the measure.
Chairman Krusee offered a complete committee substitute, and explained the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:22 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 10:30 a.m., or upon final recess or adjournment of the House of Representatives, April 17, 2007.
The committee reconvened at 2:06 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Krusee. The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Hill; Murphy (5).
Absent: Representatives Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Macias (4).
A quorum was present.
HB 3719
The chair laid out HB 3719 as pending business.
Chairman Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Harless now present.)
(Representative Deshotel now present.)
(Representative Haggerty now present.)
Chairman Krusee closed on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 1536
The chair laid out SB 1536 in lieu of HB 3427.
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 987
The chair laid out HB 987.
The chair recognized Representative Isett, Carl to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Isett, Carl to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1150
The chair laid out HB 1150.
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Goolsby to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2760
The chair laid out HB 2760.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2859
The chair laid out HB 2859.
The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to explain the measure.
(Representative Macias now present.)
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
Representative Hill moved that HB 2859, 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 Krusee; Harper-Brown; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Phillips; Deshotel; Haggerty (3).
HB 3545
The chair laid out HB 3545.
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1638
The chair laid out HB 1638.
The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 727
The chair laid out HB 727.
The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Hopson to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hopson to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2693
The chair laid out HB 2693.
The chair recognized Representative Vo to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Vo to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Vo to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Phillips now present.)
HCR 164
The chair laid out HCR 164.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.
Representative Murphy moved that the substitute be adopted.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Murphy moved that HCR 164, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Hill; Murphy (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Macias (4).
HB 2631
The chair laid out HB 2631.
The chair recognized Representative Bolton to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bolton to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2622
The chair laid out HB 2622.
The chair recognized Representative Ortiz, Jr. to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Ortiz, Jr. to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3849
The chair laid out HB 3849.
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2243
The chair laid out HB 2243.
The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hill in chair.)
(Representative Krusee in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Branch to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3258
The chair laid out HB 3258.
The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2955
The chair laid out HB 2955.
The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Hill in chair.)
(Representative Phillips in chair.)
(Representative Krusee in chair.)
(Representative Phillips in chair.)
(Representative Krusee in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to close on the measure.
The substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Deshotel now present.)
HB 2715
The chair laid out HB 2715.
The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Castro to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Castro to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Haggerty now present.)
HB 3832
The chair laid out HB 3832.
The chair recognized Representative Farias to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Farias to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Farias to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Harless now present.)
(Representative Macias now present.)
HB 2792
The chair laid out HB 2792, and explained the measure.
Chairman Krusee closed on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2861
The chair laid out HB 2861, and explained the measure.
Chairman Krusee closed on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2907
The chair laid out HB 2907.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3888
The chair laid out HB 3888.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2958
The chair laid out HB 2958.
The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the measure.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3152
The chair laid out HB 3152.
The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 153
The chair laid out SB 153.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 255
The chair laid out SB 255.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 331
The chair laid out SB 331.
The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the measure.
The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2557
The chair laid out HB 2557 as pending business.
Representative Phillips moved that HB 2557, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3275
The chair laid out HB 3275 as pending business.
Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Phillips moved that HB 3275, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2114
The chair laid out HB 2114 as pending business.
Representative Macias moved that HB 2114, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2944
The chair laid out HB 2944 as pending business.
Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harless moved that HB 2944, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2945
The chair laid out HB 2945 as pending business.
Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 2945, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2828
The chair laid out HB 2828 as pending business.
Representative Harper-Brown offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2828, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1375
The chair laid out SB 1375.
Representative Krusee moved that SB 1375, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3441
The chair laid out HB 3441 as pending business.
Representative Hill offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hill moved that HB 3441, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3711
The chair laid out HB 3711 as pending business.
Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Phillips moved that HB 3711, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2422
The chair laid out HB 2422 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1857
The chair laid out HB 1857 as pending business.
Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harless moved that HB 1857, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Harper-Brown (1).
HB 2991
The chair laid out HB 2991 as pending business.
Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harless moved that HB 2991, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Harper-Brown (1).
(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)
HB 2268
The chair laid out HB 2268 as pending business.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Krusee moved that HB 2268, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3225
The chair laid out HB 3225 as pending business.
Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 3225, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2093
The chair laid out HB 2093 as pending business.
Representative Krusee offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Krusee moved that HB 2093, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2988
The chair laid out HB 2988 as pending business.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 2988, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3345
The chair laid out HB 3345 as pending business.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 3345, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Krusee; Haggerty; Murphy (3).
Nays: Representatives Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Harless; Hill; Macias (5).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Phillips (1).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2651
The chair laid out HB 2651 as pending business.
Representative Murphy offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Murphy moved that HB 2651, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1266
The chair laid out SB 1266.
Representative Haggerty moved that SB 1266, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 331
The chair laid out SB 331 as pending business.
Representative Hill moved that SB 331, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 160
The chair laid out HB 160 as pending business.
Representative Murphy offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Murphy moved that HB 160, as amended, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 191
The chair laid out HB 191 as pending business.
Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Phillips moved that HB 191, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1615
The chair laid out HB 1615 as pending business.
Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Deshotel moved that HB 1615, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Deshotel; Haggerty; Hill; Murphy (6).
Nays: Representatives Harper-Brown; Harless; Macias (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1790
The chair laid out HB 1790 as pending business.
Representative Harless moved that HB 1790, 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 Krusee; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (7).
Nays: Representatives Phillips; Haggerty (2).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2898
The chair laid out HB 2898 as pending business.
Representative Krusee moved that HB 2898, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3955
The chair laid out HB 3955 as pending business.
Representative Krusee moved that HB 3955, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2760
The chair laid out HB 2760 as pending business.
Representative Krusee moved that HB 2760, 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 Krusee; Phillips; Harper-Brown; Deshotel; Haggerty; Harless; Hill; Macias; Murphy (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
At 9:27 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. Krusee, Chair
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Laurie McAnally, Clerk