The House Committee on County Affairs

82nd Legislature

May 12, 2011

10:00 a.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and permission to meet while the house is in session to consider pending items on May 11, 2011, the House Committee on County Affairs met on May 12, 2011 in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 10:08 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 917

The chair laid out committee substitute SB 917 as amended as pending business.

The chair offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

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

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 917, 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; Gonzales, Larry; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

SB 1014

The chair laid out SB 1014 as pending business.

Representative Paxton moved that SB 1014, 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; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

SB 373

The chair laid out SB 373 as pending business.

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 373, 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 Coleman; Gonzales, Larry; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

SB 1692

The chair laid out SB 1692 as pending business.

Representative White moved that SB 1692, 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 Coleman; Gonzales, Larry; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

SB 1687

The chair laid out SB 1687 as pending business.

Representative Paxton moved that SB 1687, 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 Coleman; Gonzales, Larry; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

SB 1233

The chair laid out SB 1233 as pending business.

Representative Smith, Wayne offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Paxton moved that SB 1233, 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; Gonzales, Larry; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

SB 1243

The chair laid out SB 1243 as pending business.

Representative Gonzales, Larry moved that SB 1243, 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 Coleman; Gonzales, Larry; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

SB 954

The chair laid out SB 954.

Representative Hamilton moved that SB 954, 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 Coleman; Gonzales, Larry; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

SB 955

The chair laid out SB 955.

Representative Gonzales, Larry moved that SB 955, 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 Coleman; Gonzales, Larry; Hamilton; Paxton; Smith, Wayne; White (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Marquez; Gooden; Jackson, Jim (3).

At 10:33 a.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