The House Committee on County Affairs

82nd Legislature

March 31, 2011

4:00 p.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and permission to meet while the House is in session on March 31, 2011, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 4:38 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Coleman; Marquez; Gonzales, Larry; Gooden; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; and White.

A quorum was present.

HB 1700

The chair laid out HB 1700.

Representative Hamilton offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative White moved that HB 1700, 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 Coleman; Marquez; Gonzales, Larry; Gooden; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Jackson, Jim (1).

HB 1694

The chair laid out HB 1694.

Representative Smith, Wayne offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Gooden moved that HB 1694, 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 Coleman; Marquez; Gonzales, Larry; Gooden; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Jackson, Jim (1).

HB 1917

The chair laid out HB 1917.

Representative Gonzales, Larry moved that HB 1917, 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 Coleman; Gonzales, Larry; Gooden; Hamilton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: Representatives Marquez; Paxton (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Jackson, Jim (1).

HB 1649

The chair laid out HB 1649.

Representative Gonzales, Larry offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Gonzales, Larry moved that HB 1649, 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 Coleman; Marquez; Gonzales, Larry; Gooden; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Jackson, Jim (1).

HB 2023

The chair laid out HB 2023.

Representative Gooden offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

HB 2023 was left pending without objection.

At 4:50 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. Coleman, Chair

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Revlynn Lawson, Clerk