Committee on Redistricting

Texas House of Representatives

81st Legislature, Regular Session

Thursday, April 16, 2009

2:00 p.m. (or Upon Final Adjournment/Recess of the House)

Hearing Room E1.010

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on Thursday, April 9, 2009, the House Committee on Redistricting met in a Public Hearing and was called to order by the Chairman, Representative Jones, at 4:45 p.m.

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Chairman Jones;

                           Vice-Chairman Villarreal;

                           Hilderbran;

                           Merritt;

                           Pena;

                           Pickett;

                           T. Smith;

                           Veasey (8).

 

Absent:               Alvarado;

                           Deshotel;

                           Eissler;

                           Harless;

                           Herrero;

                           Keffer;

                           Pitts (7).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Eissler and Representative Harless both now present.)

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 104 and HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 19

 

The Chairman laid out House Bill No. 104 and House Joint Resolution No. 19.

 

The Chairman recognized Representative Strama to explain both measures.

 

(Representative Alvarado now present.)

 

 

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

 

(Representative Deshotel now present.)

 

In the absence of Representative Strama, Vice-Chairman Villarreal closed on both measures.

 

Without objection, House Bill No. 104 and House Joint Resolution No. 19 were left pending.

 

 

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 53

 

The Chairman laid out House Joint Resolution No. 53.

 

The Chairman recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

Representative Homer closed on the measure.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that House Joint Resolution No. 53, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full House of Representatives with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.

 

Without objection, Representative Hilderbran withdrew that motion.

 

Representative Villarreal offered an amendment to House Joint Resolution No. 53.

 

Without objection, Representative Villarreal withdrew the amendment.

 

Again, Representative Hilderbran moved that House Joint Resolution No. 53, without amendments, 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 Jones;

                                       Alvarado;

                                       Deshotel;

                                       Hilderbran;

                                       Merritt;

                                       Pena;

                                       Pickett;

                                       Veasey (8).

 

 

 

 

Nays:                              Vice-Chairman Villarreal;

                                       Harless;

                                       T. Smith (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:      (None) (0).

 

Absent:                           Eissler;

                                       Herrero;

                                       Keffer;

                                       Pitts (4).

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

There being no further business to come before the Redistricting Committee, on the motion of the Chairman, and without objection, the meeting, at 5:54 p.m., was adjourned subject to the call of the Chair.

 

 

 

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Rep. Delwin Jones, Chairman

 

 

 

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Barbara Crawford, Clerk