The House Committee on County Affairs

83rd Legislature

April 23, 2013

Upon final adjourn./recess

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 23, 2013, and permission granted on April 23, 2013, to meet upon adjournment, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the acting chair, Representative Joe Farias, at 4:36 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 3762

The chair moved to reconsider all votes previously taken on the measure. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Hernandez Luna offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hernandez Luna moved that HB 3762, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Stickland (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Coleman; Simpson (2).

 (Representative Simpson now present.)

HB 3896

The chair laid out HB 3896 as pending business.

Representative Krause offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 3896, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Coleman; Stickland (2).

(Representative Stickland now present.)

HB 2438

The chair laid out HB 2438 as pending business.

Representative González, Mary offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 2438, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Simpson; Stickland (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

HB 3895

The chair laid out HB 3895 as pending business.

Representative Stickland offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Stickland moved that HB 3895, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

HB 1384

The chair laid out HB 1384 as pending business.

Representative Hernandez Luna offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hunter moved that HB 1384, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

SB 1265

The chair laid out SB 1265.

Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1265, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

HB 714

The chair laid out HB 714 as pending business.

HB 714 was left pending without objection.

HB 2991

The chair laid out HB 2991 as pending business.

Representative González, Mary moved that HB 2991, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Coleman; Simpson; Stickland (3).

(Representative Simpson now present.)

(Representative Stickland now present.)

HB 2825

The chair laid out HB 2825 as pending business.

Representative Stickland moved that HB 2825, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

HB 2117

The chair laid out HB 2117 as pending business.

Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simpson moved that HB 2117, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

HB 1544

The chair laid out HB 1544 as pending business.

Representative Hernandez Luna offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Krause moved that HB 1544, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

SB 332

The chair laid out SB 332.

Representative González, Mary moved that SB 332, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Stickland (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Coleman; Hunter; Krause; Simpson (4).

(Representative Krause now present.)

(Representative Simpson now present.)

SB 265

The chair laid out SB 265.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simpson moved that SB 265, 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 Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Coleman; Hunter (2).

HB 2517

The chair laid out HB 2517 as pending business.

HB 2517 was left pending without objection.

At 5:06 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. Farias, Chair

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Katy Reagan, Clerk