Official Minutes for House Committee on Urban Affairs

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session

Formal Meeting of Monday, May 7, 2007

Upon Lunch Recess

House Chamber, Desk No. 79

 

 

Pursuant to an ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE HOUSE FLOOR on Monday, May 7, 2007, (House Journal, Page 3203, Daily Edition), the Committee on Urban Affairs, of the Texas House of Representatives, met in a FORMAL MEETING, and was called to order by the Chairman, the Honorable Kevin Bailey, at 12:23 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2007.

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:                       Chairman Bailey;

                                    Vice-Chairman Murphy;

                                    Representative Cohen;

                                    Representative Martinez Fischer (4).

 

Absent:                        Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;

                                    Representative Latham;

                                    Representative Mallory Caraway (3).

 

A quorum was PRESENT.

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 4134

 

The Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 4134.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HOUSE BILL No. 4134, 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 Martinez Fischer (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;

                                       Representative Latham;

                                       Representative Mallory Caraway (3).

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 2995--PENDING FROM PREVIOUS HEARING

 

As PENDING business, the Chairman laid out HOUSE BILL No. 2995.

 

Vice-Chairman Murphy moved that HOUSE BILL No. 2995, WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S), 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 Martinez Fischer (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;

                                       Representative Latham;

                                       Representative Mallory Caraway (3).

 

 

REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING--HOUSE BILL No. 3878

 

The Chairman called up for consideration HOUSE BILL No. 3878, which was FAVORABLY reported back, as SUBSTITUTED, to the full Committee on Urban Affairs, by the Subcommittee on Housing, at the Subcommittee's PUBLIC HEARING of Monday, April 30, 2007.

 

In the absence of Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing), the Chairman presented the report, and the recommendations, of the Subcommittee on the measure.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer offered the same complete COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE that the Subcommittee had recommended.

 

Without objection, that same COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE was ADOPTED by the full Committee.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HOUSE BILL No. 3878, 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 Martinez Fischer (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None (0).

 

Absent:                          Chairman for Budget & Oversight Menéndez;

                                       Representative Latham;

                                       Representative Mallory Caraway (3).

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

There being no further business to come before the Committee, at 12:26 p.m., on motion of the Chairman, and without objection, the FORMAL MEETING 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