The House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs

81st Legislature

April 6, 2009

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

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 1, 2009, the House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzales, at 2:14 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 4185

 

The chair laid out HB 4185 as pending business.

 

Representative Flynn offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Flynn moved that HB 4185, 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 Gonzales; Flynn; Flores; Guillen; Shelton (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HJR 142

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Gonzales moved that HJR 142, 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 Gonzales; Flynn; Flores; Guillen; Shelton (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3650

 

The chair laid out HB 3650.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to explain the measure.

 

Representative Flynn offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Merritt to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Leibowitz now present.)

 

HB 3929

 

The chair laid out HB 3929.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

Representative Gonzales offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Moody now present.)

 

HB 4529

 

The chair laid out HB 4529.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4530

 

The chair laid out HB 4530.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure.

 

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4353

 

(Representative Flynn in chair.)

 

The chair laid out HB 4353.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Representative Shelton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Gonzales in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Flynn in chair.)

 

HB 4670

 

The chair laid out HB 4670.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

Representative Moody offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 5:17 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