The House Committee on Redistricting

82nd Legislature

April 19, 2011

11:00 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 18, 2011, and permission granted to meet while the House is in session on April 18, 2011, the House Committee on Redistricting met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 11:19 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Solomons; Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips; and Veasey.

A quorum was present.

HB 150

The chair laid out HB 150 as pending business.

Representative Alonzo offered a complete committee substitute (PLAN 115).

The chair recognized Representative Alonzo to explain the committee substitute.

The committee substitute failed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Veasey (4).

Nays: Representatives Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips (12).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pickett (1).

Representative Veasey offered a complete committee substitute (PLAN 130).

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to explain the committee substitute.

The committee substitute failed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Veasey (4).

Nays: Representatives Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips (12).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pickett (1).

The chair offered a complete committee substitute (PLAN 134).

The chair explained the committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Solomons; Villarreal; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips (11).

Nays: Representatives Alonzo; Alvarado; Harless; Veasey (4).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Hilderbran (1).

Absent: Representative Pickett (1).

The chair offered an amendment (PLANH151) to the committee substitute (PLANH134).

The chair explained the amendment.

The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Solomons; Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips; Veasey (16).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pickett (1).

Representative Veasey offered an amendment (PLANH119) to the committee substitute (PLANH134).

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to explain the amendment.

The amendment failed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Veasey (4).

Nays: Representatives Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips (12).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pickett (1).

Representative Veasey offered an amendment (PLANH120) to the committee substitute (PLANH134).

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Branch offered an amendment (PLANH126) to the committee substitute (PLANH134).

The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain the amendment (PLANH126).

Representative Branch offered an amendment (PLANH148) to the amendment (PLANH126).

The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain the amendment (PLANH148).

The amendment (PLANH148) to the amendment (PLANH126) was adopted without objection.

The amendment (PLANH126) was adopted without objection.

Representative Veasey offered an amendment (PLANH123) to the committee substitute (PLANH134).

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Pena offered an amendment (PLANH142) to the committee substitute (PLANH134).

The chair recognized Representative Pena to explain the amendment (PLANH142).

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the amendment (PLANH142).

Representative Pena offered an amendment (PLANH144) to the amendment (PLANH142).

The amendment (PLANH144) to the amendment (PLANH142) was adopted without objection.

The amendment (PLANH142) was adopted by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Solomons; Alonzo; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips (11).

Nays: Representatives Villarreal; Aycock; Hilderbran; Veasey (4).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Alvarado (1).

Absent: Representative Pickett (1).

The chair offered an amendment (PLANH135) to the committee substitute (PLANH134).

The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Solomons; Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips (15).

Nays: Representative Veasey (1).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pickett (1).

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

The substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Solomons moved that HB 150, 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 Solomons; Aycock; Branch; Eissler; Geren; Harless; Hunter; Keffer; Madden; Pena; Phillips (11).

Nays: Representatives Villarreal; Alonzo; Alvarado; Hilderbran; Veasey (5).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Pickett (1).

At 12:32 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. Solomons, Chair

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Bonnie Bruce, Clerk