The House Committee on County Affairs

81st Legislature

March 16, 2009

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

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 2009, and revised on March 11, 2009, and pursuant to permission to meet while the House was in session on March 16, 2009, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 3:50 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Coleman; Morrison; Berman; Bolton; Castro; Sheffield (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Davis, John; Marquez; Smith, Wayne (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

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

 

(Representative Davis, John now present.)

 

(Representative Smith, Wayne now present.)

 

(Representative Marquez now present.)

 

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

 

HB 362

 

The chair laid out HB 362.

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to explain the measure.

 

Representative Berman offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Betty to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 458

 

The chair laid out HB 458.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

Representative Bolton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 264

 

The chair laid out HB 264.

 

The chair recognized Representative Berman to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Berman to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 527

 

The chair laid out HB 527.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 667

 

The chair laid out HB 667.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

HB 760

 

The chair laid out HB 760.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.

 

Representative Marquez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1223

 

The chair laid out HB 1223.

 

The chair recognized Representative Laubenberg to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Laubenberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 78

 

The chair laid out HB 78.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1063

 

The chair laid out HB 1063.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farias to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Farias to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 817

 

The chair laid out HB 817.

 

The chair recognized Representative Shelton to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Shelton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 621

 

The chair laid out HB 621 as pending business.

 

Representative Davis, John moved that HB 621, without amendments, 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 Coleman; Morrison; Bolton; Castro; Davis, John; Marquez; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Berman; Sheffield  (2).

 

At 7:00 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. Coleman, Chair

 

 

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Revlynn Lawson, Clerk