The House Committee on Calendars

82nd Legislature

April 19, 2011

9:00 p.m.

E2.018

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 19, 2011, the House Committee on Calendars met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hunter, at 9:00 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Hunter; Coleman; Cook; Geren; Keffer; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Truitt; and Zerwas.

A quorum was present.

Representative Hunter moved that the following measures not be placed on the calendar at this time: HB 359, HB 291, HB 366, HB 720, HB 865, HB 1734, HB 1604, HB 1834, HB 2366, HB 1228.

The motion prevailed without objection.

Representative Hunter moved to place the following measures:

on the General State Calendar for Thursday, April 21, 2011: HB 2133, HB 127, HB 397, HB 1390, HB 2494, HB 2575, HB 2624.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Hunter; Coleman; Cook; Geren; Keffer; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Truitt; Zerwas (13).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Branch (2).

Representative Hunter moved to place the following measure:

on the General State Calendar for Thursday, April 21, 2011: HB 400.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Hunter; Cook; Geren; Keffer; Kolkhorst; Ritter; Solomons; Truitt; Zerwas (9).

Nays: Representatives Coleman; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Rodriguez, Eddie (4).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Branch (2).

Representative Hunter moved to place the following measure:

on the Major State Calendar for Tuesday, April 26, 2011: HB 150.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Hunter; Cook; Geren; Keffer; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Ritter; Solomons; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

Nays: Representatives Coleman; Lucio III; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Branch (2).

Representative Hunter moved to place the following measure:

on the Major State Calendar for Tuesday, April 26, 2011: SB 646.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Hunter; Coleman; Cook; Geren; Keffer; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Truitt; Zerwas (13).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Branch (2).

(Representative Branch now present.)

Pursuant to House Rule 3, Section 5(2), and House Rule 6, Section 16(f), The House Committee on Calendars proposes the following rule governing floor consideration of CSHB 150:

SECTION 1. During second reading and third reading consideration of the bill:

(a) No proposed amendment, amendment to the amendment, or substitute amendment changing any district is eligible for consideration unless five copies of an amendment packet prepared by the Texas Legislative Council (TLC) has been submitted to the chief clerk. The amendment packet is not required to contain a textual description of the amendment but must include:

(1) maps as prepared by TLC indicating the changes made by the amendment; and

(2) standard reports for the amendment prepared by TLC that indicate population, voter data, and incumbent locations for the districts affected by the amendment.

(b) No proposed amendment, amendment to the amendment, or substitute amendment is eligible for consideration if:

(1) any district in the amendment contains parts that are not contiguous; or

(2) adoption of the amendment would result in:

(A) any unassigned or overlapping geography in the overall redistricting plan under consideration; or

(B) a number of districts other than 150 in the overall plan.

SECTION 2. An amendment packet for each original amendment changing any district that will be offered during second reading consideration of the bill must be filed with the chief clerk by 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 2011.

Representative Hunter moved to adopt the proposed rule for floor consideration on HB 150. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Hunter; Branch; Cook; Geren; Keffer; Kolkhorst; Ritter; Solomons; Truitt; Zerwas (10).

Nays: Representatives Coleman; King, Tracy O.; Lucio III; Rodriguez, Eddie (4).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Bonnen (1).

At 9:12 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. Hunter, Chair

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Jennifer Welch, Clerk