The House Committee on Calendars

82nd Legislature

June 9, 2011

7:15 p.m.

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on June 9, 2011, and having been granted permission to meet while the house is in session on June 9, 2011 the House Committee on Calendars met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hunter, at 7:15 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)

Representative Hunter moved to place the following measure:

on the Major State Calendar for Tuesday, June 14, 2011: SB 4.

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).

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 SB 4:

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 any unassigned or overlapping geography in the overall redistricting plan under consideration.

SECTION 2. An amendment packet for each original amendment that will be offered during second reading consideration of the bill must be filed with the chief clerk by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2011.

Representative Hunter moved to adopt the proposed rule for floor consideration on SB 4. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Hunter; Branch; Coleman; Cook; Geren; Keffer; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Truitt; Zerwas (14).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Bonnen (1).

Representative Hunter moved to place the following measure:

on the Major State Calendar for Wednesday, June 15, 2011: HB 3.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Hunter; Branch; Coleman; Cook; Geren; Keffer; King, Tracy O.; Kolkhorst; Lucio III; Ritter; Rodriguez, Eddie; Solomons; Truitt; Zerwas (14).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Bonnen (1).

Representative Hunter moved to place the following measure:

on the Major State Calendar for Wednesday, June 15, 2011: HB 5.

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 7:21 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