The House Committee on Urban Affairs

81st Legislature

March 26, 2009

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.028

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On May 7, 2009, the House Committee on Urban Affairs authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Urban Affairs held on March 26, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 2009, Permission granted to meet during the reading of  the referrals of bills, the House Committee on Urban Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Davis, Yvonne, at 12:55 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Howard, Charlie; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (9).

 

Absent:              Representatives Alvarado; Mallory Caraway (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Alvarado now present.)

 

 

The chair directed that the March 19, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Urban Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 2113

 

The chair laid out HB 2113 as pending business.

 

Representative Pierson moved that HB 2113, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Howard, Charlie; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Mallory Caraway  (1).

 

 

HB 1545

 

The chair laid out HB 1545 as pending business.

 

 

Representative Pierson moved that HB 1545, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Howard, Charlie; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Mallory Caraway  (1).

 

HB 1886

 

The chair laid out HB 1886 as pending business.

 

Representative Kent moved that HB 1886, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (8).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Howard, Charlie; Fletcher (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Mallory Caraway  (1).

 

(Representative Mallory Caraway now present.)

 

 

HB 459

 

The chair laid out HB 459.

 

Representative Gutierrez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Pierson in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 554

 

The chair laid out HB 554.

 

(Representative Davis, Yvonne in chair.)

 

Representative Pierson offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the measure.

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 780

 

The chair laid out HB 780.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 846

 

The chair laid out HB 846.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1255

 

The chair laid out HB 1255.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1429

 

The chair laid out HB 1429.

 

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 1430

 

The chair laid out HB 1430.

 

Representative Davis, Yvonne offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain the measure.

 

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the measure.

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3065

 

The chair laid out HB 3065.

 

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 459

 

The chair laid out HB 459 as pending business.

 

Representative Miklos moved that HB 459, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Howard, Charlie; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Mallory Caraway; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Walle  (1).

 

HB 554

 

The chair laid out HB 554 as pending business.

Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 554, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Howard, Charlie; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Mallory Caraway; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Walle  (1).

 

 

 

HB 780

 

The chair laid out HB 780 as pending business.

 

Representative Alvarado moved that HB 780, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Howard, Charlie; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Mallory Caraway; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Walle  (1).

 

 

(Representative Walle now present.)

 

HB 846

 

The chair laid out HB 846 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1255

 

The chair laid out HB 1255 as pending business.

 

Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 1255, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Howard, Charlie; Alvarado; Fletcher; Gutierrez; Kent; Mallory Caraway; Miklos; Pierson; Turner, Chris; Walle (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 1174

 

The chair laid out HB 1174.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

.HB 1177

 

The chair laid out HB 1177.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2344

 

The chair laid out HB 2344.

 

Representative Turner, Chris offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the measure.

 

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 722

 

The chair laid out HB 722.

 

Representative Pierson offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Donna to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Pierson in chair.)

 

(Representative Turner, Chris in chair.)

 

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

(Representative Davis, Yvonne in chair.)

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Donna to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3006

 

The chair laid out HB 3006.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3006

 

The chair laid out HB 3006 as pending business.

 

Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 3006, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Turner, Chris (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Fletcher; Mallory Caraway; Pierson; Walle  (5).

 

HB 2413

 

The chair laid out HB 2413.

 

Representative Turner, Chris offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

(Representative Walle now present.)

 

HB 3006

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

Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 3006, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Turner, Chris; Walle (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Fletcher; Mallory Caraway; Pierson  (4).

 

HB 2413

 

The chair laid out HB 2413 as pending business.

Representative Alvarado moved that HB 2413, 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 Davis, Yvonne; Alvarado; Gutierrez; Kent; Miklos; Turner, Chris; Walle (7).

Nays:                             None (0).

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Fletcher; Mallory Caraway; Pierson  (4).

HB 1340

The bill was left pending without objection.

HB 2333

The bill was left pending without objection.

HB 3160

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

At 5:09 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. Davis, Yvonne, Chair

 

 

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Lemuel Price, Clerk