The House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs

81st Legislature

March 23, 2009

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 2009, and pursuant to permission granted by the house March 23, 2009 to meet while the house is in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzales, at 3:52 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gonzales; Flynn; Guillen; Moody; Shelton (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Flores; Leibowitz; Olivo; Raymond (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1583

 

The chair laid out HB 1583 as pending business.

 

Representative Guillen moved that HB 1583, 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 Gonzales; Flynn; Guillen; Moody; Shelton (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Leibowitz; Olivo; Raymond  (4).

 

HB 1579

 

The chair laid out HB 1579 as pending business.

 

Representative Shelton moved that HB 1579, 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 Gonzales; Flynn; Guillen; Moody; Shelton (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Leibowitz; Olivo; Raymond  (4).

 

HB 2172, HB 2173

 

The chair laid out HB 2172 and HB 2173.  The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Leibowitz now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 2653

 

The chair laid out HB 2653.

 

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2483

 

The chair laid out HB 2483.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Raymond now present.)

 

HB 2653

 

The chair laid out HB 2653.

 

Representative Flynn moved that HB 2653 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 Gonzales; Flynn; Guillen; Raymond; Shelton (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Leibowitz; Moody; Olivo  (4).

 

HB 2275

 

The chair laid out HB 2275.  Representative Gonzales offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Shelton moved that HB 2275, 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 Gonzales; Flynn; Guillen; Raymond; Shelton (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Leibowitz; Moody; Olivo  (4).

 

HCR 79

 

The chair laid out HCR 79.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HCR 75

 

The chair laid out HCR 75.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3313

 

The chair laid out HB 3313.

 

(Representative Flynn in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Gonzales in chair.)

 

At 6:30 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. Gonzales, Chair

 

 

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David Wilkie, Clerk