House Committee on Urban Affairs

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Upon final Adjournment/Recess

Hearing Room E1.026

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 2, 2007, the Committee on Urban Affairs, of the Texas House of Representatives, met in a Public Hearing and was called to order by the Chairman, Representative Kevin Bailey, at 12:12 p.m.

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Chairman Bailey;

                           Vice-Chairman Murphy;

                           Representative Latham;

                           Representative Mallory Caraway (4).

 

Absent:              Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menendez;

                           Representative Cohen;

                           Representative Martinez Fischer (3).

 

A quorum was PRESENT.

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 1315 and HOUSE BILL No. 1561

 

The Chairman announced that the committee would take NO ACTION upon HOUSE BILL No. 1315 and NO ACTION upon HOUSE BILL No. 1561, both of which are authored by the Chairman himself.

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 1717

 

The Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 1717.

 

The Chairman recognized Representative McReynolds to explain the measure.

 

TESTIMONY was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

The Chairman recognized Representative McReynolds to close on the measure.

 

Representative Latham moved that HOUSE BILL No. 1717, WITHOUT AMENDMENTS, be reported FAVORABLY to the full House of Representatives with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on LOCAL AND CONSENT Calendars.  The motion FAILED by the following record vote (not receiving at least a simple majority):

 

Ayes:                             Chairman Bailey;

                                       Vice-Chairman Murphy;

                                       Representative Latham (3).

 

Nays:                             Representative Mallory Caraway (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menendez;

                                       Representative Cohen;

                                       Representative Martinez Fischer (3).

 

On motion of Representative Mallory Caraway, and without objection, the vote by which HOUSE BILL No. 1717 failed to be reported favorably to the full House of Representatives was RECONSIDERED.

 

Without objection, the bill then was left PENDING.

 

(Vice-Chairman Murphy in the Chair.)

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 1562

 

The Chair laid out HOUSE BILL No. 1562.

 

The Chair recognized Chairman Bailey to explain the measure.

 

TESTIMONY was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The Chair recognized Chairman Bailey to close on the measure.

 

Representative Latham moved that HOUSE BILL No. 1562, WITHOUT AMENDMENTS, be reported FAVORABLY to the full House of Representatives 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:                             Chairman Bailey;

                                       Vice-Chairman Murphy;

                                       Representative Latham;

                                       Representative Mallory Caraway (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menendez;

                                       Representative Cohen;

                                       Representative Martinez Fischer (3).

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 1390

 

The Chair laid out HOUSE BILL No. 1390.

 

The Chair recognized Chairman Bailey to explain the measure.

 

TESTIMONY was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Chairman Bailey returned to the Chair.)

 

The Chairman recognized Representative Turner, the bill's author, to close on the measure.

 

Without objection, the bill was left PENDING.

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 1473 and HOUSE BILL No. 1478

 

The Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 1473.

 

The Chairman recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.

 

The Chairman then laid out HOUSE BILL No. 1478.

 

The Chairman recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.

 

TESTIMONY was simultaneously taken on both of the bills.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Cohen now present.)

 

In the absence of Representative Turner, the Chairman closed on both bills.

 

Without objection, both bills were left PENDING.

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 1784

 

The Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 1784.

 

The Chairman recognized Representative Haggerty to explain the measure.

 

The Chairman recognized Representative Haggerty to close on the measure.

 

Without objection, the bill was left PENDING.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

There being no further business to come before the committee, at 2:08 p.m., on motion of the Chairman, and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the Chair.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. KEVIN BAILEY

Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

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GREGORY D. WATSON

Chief Committee Clerk