The House Committee on County Affairs

83rd Legislature

April 17, 2013

During reading and referral of bills

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 17, 2013, and permission granted on April 17, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 3:10 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Coleman; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; and Simpson.

A quorum was present.

HB 2688

The chair laid out HB 2688 as pending business.

Representative Farias moved that HB 2688, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (4).

(Representative Simpson now present.)

HB 2832

The chair laid out HB 2832 as pending business.

Representative González, Mary moved that HB 2832, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Simpson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Krause; Stickland (3).

(Representative Krause now present.)

HB 2833

The chair laid out HB 2833 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 2833, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Stickland (2).

HB 2834

The chair laid out HB 2834 as pending business.

Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Krause moved that HB 2834, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Stickland (2).

HB 2170

The chair laid out HB 2170 as pending business.

Representative González, Mary offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Farias moved that HB 2170, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Stickland (2).

HB 3097

The chair laid out HB 3097 as pending business.

Representative Hunter moved that HB 3097, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Stickland (2).

SB 233

The chair laid out SB 233.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 233, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Stickland (2).

HB 3795

The chair laid out HB 3795 as pending business.

Representative Farias moved that HB 3795, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Simpson; Stickland (3).

(Representative Simpson now present.)

SB 543

The chair laid out SB 543.

Representative Krause moved that SB 543, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Stickland (2).

At 3:20 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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Katy Reagan, Clerk