Official Minutes for House Committee on Urban Affairs
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session
Public Hearing of Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Upon Final Adjournment/Recess
Hearing Room E1.026, Capitol Extension
Pursuant to a NOTICE posted on April 20, 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, the Honorable Kevin Bailey, at 8:41 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Chairman Bailey;
Vice-Chairman Murphy;
Representative Cohen;
Representative Latham (4).
Absent: Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;
Representative Mallory Caraway;
Representative Martinez Fischer (3).
A quorum was PRESENT.
HOUSE BILL No. 3592--NO ACTION TAKEN
The Chairman announced that, per the request of the bill's author, the Committee would take NO ACTION today on HOUSE BILL No. 3592.
HOUSE BILL No. 4113
The Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 4113.
The Chairman recognized Representative Cohen to explain the measure.
Vice-Chairman Murphy offered a complete COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.
Without objection, the COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was ADOPTED.
TESTIMONY was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The Chairman recognized Representative Cohen to close on the measure.
Vice-Chairman Murphy moved that HOUSE BILL No. 4113, as SUBSTITUTED, 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 Cohen;
Representative Latham (4).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;
Representative Mallory Caraway;
Representative Martinez Fischer (3).
SENATE BILL No. 351 and SENATE BILL No. 352
The Chairman laid out SENATE BILL No. 351 as well as SENATE BILL No. 352.
The Chairman recognized Representative Noriega (House Sponsor) to explain both measures.
TESTIMONY was simultaneously taken on both bills. (See attached witness list.)
The Chairman recognized Representative Noriega (House Sponsor) to close on both measures.
Without objection, both bills were left PENDING.
SENATE BILL No. 350
The Chairman laid out SENATE BILL No. 350.
The Chairman recognized Representative Noriega (House Sponsor) to explain the measure.
Vice-Chairman Murphy offered a complete COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.
Without objection, the COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was ADOPTED.
TESTIMONY was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The Chairman recognized Representative Noriega (House Sponsor) to close on the measure.
Without objection, the bill TEMPORARILY was left PENDING.
HOUSE BILL No. 4110
The Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 4110.
The Chairman recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.
Vice-Chairman Murphy offered a complete COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.
Without objection, the COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was ADOPTED.
(Representative Mallory Caraway now present.)
TESTIMONY was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The Chairman recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.
Vice-Chairman Murphy moved that HOUSE BILL No. 4110, as SUBSTITUTED, 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 Menéndez;
Representative Cohen;
Representative Martinez Fischer (3).
SENATE BILL No. 350--CONSIDERATION RESUMED
As PENDING business from earlier in this PUBLIC HEARING, the Chairman again laid out SENATE BILL No. 350--with a proposed complete COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE still PENDING on the measure from its consideration earlier in this PUBLIC HEARING.
Vice-Chairman Murphy moved that SENATE BILL No. 350, as SUBSTITUTED, 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 Cohen;
Representative Latham;
Representative Mallory Caraway (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;
Representative Martinez Fischer (2).
HOUSE BILL No. 614--PENDING FROM PREVIOUS HEARING
As PENDING business, the Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 614.
Representative Cohen moved that HOUSE BILL No. 614, WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S), 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 Cohen;
Representative Latham;
Representative Mallory Caraway (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;
Representative Martinez Fischer (2).
REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING--HOUSE BILL No. 3873
The Chair called up for consideration HOUSE BILL No. 3873, which was FAVORABLY reported back, WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S), to the full Committee on Urban Affairs, by the Subcommittee on Housing, at the Subcommittee's PUBLIC HEARING of April 5, 2007.
In the absence of Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing), the Chairman presented the report of the Subcommittee on the measure.
Representative Mallory Caraway offered a complete COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.
Without objection, the COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was ADOPTED.
Representative Mallory Caraway moved that HOUSE BILL No. 3873, as SUBSTITUTED, be reported FAVORABLY to the full House of Representatives with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion PREVAILED by the following record vote:
Ayes: Chairman Bailey;
Vice-Chairman Murphy;
Representative Cohen;
Representative Latham;
Representative Mallory Caraway (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;
Representative Martinez Fischer (2).
HOUSE BILL No. 2152--PENDING FROM PREVIOUS HEARING
As PENDING business, the Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 2152.
Representative Cohen offered a complete COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.
Without objection, the COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was ADOPTED.
Representative Cohen moved that HOUSE BILL No. 2152, as SUBSTITUTED, be reported FAVORABLY to the full House of Representatives with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion PREVAILED by the following record vote:
Ayes: Chairman Bailey;
Vice-Chairman Murphy;
Representative Cohen;
Representative Latham (4).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;
Representative Mallory Caraway;
Representative Martinez Fischer (3).
HOUSE BILL No. 3079--PENDING FROM PREVIOUS HEARING
The Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 3079.
The Chairman offered a complete COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.
Without objection, the COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was ADOPTED.
The Chairman moved to RECONSIDER the vote by which the COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was ADOPTED and, without objection, the COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was WITHDRAWN.
Without objection, the bill was again left PENDING.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, at 9:18 p.m., on motion of the Chairman, and without objection, the PUBLIC HEARING was declared concluded and the Committee stood 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