The House Committee on Elections

82nd Legislature

April 29, 2011

1:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor and with permission granted to meet while the House is in sesssion on April 29, 2011, the House Committee on Elections met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Taylor, Larry, at 1:39 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Taylor, Larry; Berman; Branch; Burkett; Farias; Isaac; King, Phil; and Veasey.

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2487

 

The chair laid out HB 2487 as pending business.

 

Representative Burkett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Burkett moved that HB 2487, 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 Taylor, Larry; Berman; Branch; Burkett; Isaac; King, Phil (6).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Farias; Veasey (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez Luna (1).

 

HB 631

 

The chair laid out HB 631 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 631, 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 Taylor, Larry; Berman; Branch; Burkett; Farias; Isaac; King, Phil; Veasey (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez Luna (1).

 

HB 1761

 

The chair laid out HB 1761 as pending business.

 

Representative Burkett moved that HB 1761, 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 Taylor, Larry; Berman; Branch; Burkett; Farias; Isaac; King, Phil (7).

 

Nays:                           Representative Veasey (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez Luna (1).

 

SB 1269

 

The chair laid out SB 1269 as pending business.

 

Representative Berman moved that SB 1269, 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 Taylor, Larry; Berman; Branch; Burkett; Farias; Isaac; King, Phil; Veasey (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Hernandez Luna (1).

 

At 1:46 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. Taylor, Larry, Chair

 

 

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Nicole Sunstrum, Clerk