The House Committee on Elections

81st Legislature

April 20, 2009

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

E2.028

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 15, 2009, and revised on April 16, 2009, the House Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Smith, Todd, at 3:41 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Smith, Todd; Pena; Allen; Anchia; Bonnen; Brown, Betty (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Bohac; Harper-Brown; Heflin (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 208

 

The chair laid out HB 208.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Bohac now present.)

 

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

 

(Representative Heflin now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3184

 

The chair laid out HB 3184.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson, Jim to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1638

 

The chair laid out HB 1638.

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 381

 

The chair laid out HB 381.

 

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 2786

 

The chair laid out HB 2786.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Chris to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Chris to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4444

 

The chair laid out HB 4444.

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1117

 

The chair laid out HB 1117.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

Representative Anchia offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3178

 

The chair laid out HB 3178.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Anchia in chair.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1780

 

The chair laid out HB 1780.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Hochberg to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3843

 

The chair laid out HB 3843.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Hilderbran to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 258

 

The chair laid out HB 258.

 

The chair recognized Representative Berman to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Bohac in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Berman to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2181

 

The chair laid out HB 2181.

 

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 2468

 

The chair laid out HB 2468.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1448

 

The chair laid out HB 1448.

 

The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain the measure.

 

Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2390

 

The chair laid out HB 2390.

 

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

 

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

 

(Representative Pena in chair.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3902

 

The chair laid out HB 3902.

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the measure.

 

Representative Brown, Betty offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 756

 

The chair laid out HB 756 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3923

 

The chair laid out HB 3923 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the measure.

 

Representative Bohac moved that HB 3923, 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 Smith, Todd; Pena; Allen; Anchia; Bohac; Brown, Betty; Harper-Brown; Heflin (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Bonnen  (1).

 

HB 512

 

The chair laid out HB 512 as pending business.

 

Representative Anchia offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 756

 

The chair laid out HB 756 as pending business.

 

Representative Anchia offered Amendment #1 to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the amendment.

 

Amendment #1 was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bohac offered Amendment #2 to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the amendment.

 

Amendment #2 was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 756, 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 Smith, Todd; Pena; Allen; Anchia; Bohac; Brown, Betty; Harper-Brown; Heflin (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Bonnen  (1).

 

HB 835

 

The chair laid out HB 835.

 

Representative Brown, Betty offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1720

 

The chair laid out HB 1720.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3069

 

The chair laid out HB 3069.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain the measure.

 

Representative Anchia offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2524

 

The chair laid out HB 2524.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Bohac in chair.)

 

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

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3444

 

The chair laid out HB 3444.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Heflin in chair.)

 

HB 4044

 

The chair laid out HB 4044.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Smith, Todd back in chair.)

 

The chair directed that the April 17, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Elections be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

At 11:56 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. Smith, Todd, Chair

 

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Steven Schar, Clerk