The House
Committee on Urban Affairs
82nd Legislature
March 30, 2011
10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
E2.016
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 17, 2011 and a
notice posted again on March 25, 2011, and permission granted to meet during
bill referral on March 30, 2011, the House Committee on Urban Affairs met in a
public hearing and was called to order by Chairman Dutton, at 3:04 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Dutton; Alvarado; Mallory Caraway; Parker; and Simpson.
A quorum was present.
HB 564
The chair laid out HB 564 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 564.
Representative Alvarado offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Alvarado moved that HB 564, 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
Dutton; Alvarado; Mallory Caraway; Parker; Simpson (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Callegari; Gutierrez; King, Phil; Paxton (4).
(Representative Callegari now present.)
HB 956
The chair laid out HB 956 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 956.
(Representative Paxton now present.)
Representative Simpson moved that HB 956,
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
Dutton; Alvarado; Mallory Caraway; Parker; Paxton; Simpson (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: Representative Callegari
(1).
Absent: Representatives
Gutierrez; King, Phil (2).
HB 342
The chair laid out HB 342 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 342.
Representative Callegari moved that HB 342,
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
Dutton; Alvarado; Callegari; Parker; Paxton (5).
Nays: Representative
Simpson (1).
Present,
Not Voting: Representative Mallory
Caraway (1).
Absent: Representative
Gutierrez; King, Phil (2).
HB 554
The chair laid out HB 554 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 554.
Representative Callegari moved that HB 554,
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
Dutton; Alvarado; Callegari; Mallory Caraway; Parker; Paxton; Simpson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Gutierrez; King, Phil (2).
HB 707
The chair laid out HB 707 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 707.
Representative Paxton moved that HB 707,
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
Dutton; Alvarado; Callegari; Mallory Caraway; Parker; Paxton; Simpson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Gutierrez; King, Phil (2).
HB 782
The chair laid out HB 782 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 782.
Representative Parker moved that HB 782,
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
Dutton; Alvarado; Callegari; Mallory Caraway; Parker; Paxton; Simpson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Gutierrez;
King, Phil (2).
HB 844
The chair laid out HB 844 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 844.
Representative Paxton moved that HB 844,
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
Dutton; Alvarado; Callegari; Mallory Caraway; Parker; Paxton; Simpson (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Gutierrez; King, Phil (2).
HB 902
The chair laid out HB 902 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 902.
(Representative Gutierrez now present.)
Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 902,
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
Dutton; Alvarado; Callegari; Gutierrez; Mallory Caraway; Parker; Paxton;
Simpson (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative King,
Phil (1).
HB 1447
The chair laid out HB 1447.
The chair recognized Representative Dukes to explain
HB 1447.
(Representative King, Phil now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Dukes to close
on HB 1447.
HB 1447 was left pending without objection.
HB 425,
HB 426, HB 427
The chair laid out HB 425.
The chair recognized Representative Driver to
explain HB 425.
The chair further laid out HB 426 and HB 427.
Representative Callegari offered a complete
committee substitute for HB 425.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
The chair again recognized Representative Driver to
explain HB 425.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute
for HB 426 and HB 427.
The committee substitutes were adopted without
objection.
The chair recognized Representative Driver to
explain HB 426 and HB 427.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Driver to close
on HB 425, HB 426 and HB 427.
The committee substitutes were withdrawn without
objection.
HB 425, HB 426 and HB 427 were left pending
without objection.
HB 1876
The chair laid out HB 1876.
The chair recognized Representative Truitt to
explain HB 1876.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close
on HB 1876.
HB 1876 was left pending without objection.
HB 40
The chair laid out HB 40.
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to
explain HB 40.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to
close on HB 40.
HB 40 was left pending without objection.
HB 2006
The chair laid out HB 2006.
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to
explain HB 2006.
Representative Alvarado offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close
on HB 2006.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without
objection.
HB 2006 was left pending without objection.
HB 342
The chair recognized Representative Simpson for a
motion to reconsider the vote by which HB 342 was reported from committee.
Representative Simpson moved to reconsider the vote
by which HB 342 was reported from committee.
The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.
Representative Simpson moved that HB 342, 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
Dutton; Alvarado; Callegari; Gutierrez; Mallory Caraway; Simpson (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives King,
Phil; Parker; Paxton (3).
HB 1089
The chair laid out HB 1089 as pending business.
The chair explained HB 1089.
Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 1089,
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
Dutton; Alvarado; Gutierrez; Mallory Caraway; Simpson (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Callegari; King, Phil; Parker; Paxton (4).
HB 1055
The chair laid out HB 1055.
The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to
explain HB 1055.
(Representative Alvarado in chair.)
The chair offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
HB 1055 was left pending without objection.
(Representative Dutton in chair.)
HB 1250
The chair laid out HB 1250.
The chair recognized Representative Frullo to
explain HB 1250.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Frullo to close
on HB 1250.
HB 1250 was left pending without objection.
At 6:29 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without
objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
________________________________________________
Rep. Dutton, Chair
________________________________________________
Nicole Bates, Clerk