The House Committee on County Affairs
83rd Legislature
May 2, 2013
10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
E2.016
Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 1, 2013, the House Committee on County Affairs met on May 2, 2013 in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 7:40 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Coleman; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; and Stickland.
A quorum was present.
HB 3464
The chair laid out HB 3464 as pending business.
Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 3464, 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 Coleman; Farias; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives González, Mary; Hernandez Luna (2).
(Representative González, Mary now present.)
HB 107
The chair laid out HB 107 as pending business.
HB 107 was left pending without objection.
HB 2703
The chair laid out HB 2703 as pending business.
Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative González, Mary moved that HB 2703, 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 Coleman; Farias; González, Mary; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (6).
Nays: Representative Kolkhorst (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hernandez Luna; Hunter (2).
HB 3124
The chair laid out HB 3124 as pending business.
(Representative Hunter now present.)
Representative Farias moved that HB 3124, 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; Farias; González, Mary; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Simpson; Stickland (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hernandez Luna; Krause (2).
HB 2032
The chair laid out HB 2032 as pending business.
(Representative Krause now present.)
HB 2032 was left pending without objection.
HB 2516
The chair laid out HB 2516 as pending business.
Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Farias moved that HB 2516, 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 Coleman; Farias; Hunter; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives González, Mary; Hernandez Luna (2).
(Representative González, Mary now present.)
HB 3793
The chair laid out HB 3793 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
HB 3793 was left pending without objection.
HB 3733
The chair laid out HB 3733 as pending business.
Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
HB 3733 was left pending without objection.
HB 605
The chair laid out HB 605 as pending business.
Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Farias moved that HB 605, 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 Coleman; Farias; González, Mary; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hernandez Luna; Hunter (2).
HB 3263
The chair laid out HB 3263.
The chair recognized Representative Miller, Doug to explain HB 3263.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Farias in chair.)
(Representative Hernandez Luna now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Miller, Doug to close on HB 3263.
HB 3263 was left pending without objection.
SB 692
The chair laid out SB 692.
The chair recognized Representative Miller, Doug to explain SB 692.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Miller, Doug to close on SB 692.
SB 692 was left pending without objection.
SB 382
The chair laid out SB 382.
The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain SB 382.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on SB 382.
SB 382 was left pending without objection.
SB 356
The chair laid out SB 356.
The chair recognized Representative Ratliff to explain SB 356.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Ratliff to close on SB 356.
SB 356 was left pending without objection.
(Representative Coleman in chair.)
HB 3912
The chair laid out HB 3912.
The chair explained HB 3912.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Farias in chair.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on HB 3912.
HB 3912 was left pending without objection.
SB 194
The chair laid out SB 194.
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain SB 194.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on SB 194.
SB 194 was left pending without objection.
(Representative Hernandez Luna now present.)
HB 3733
The chair laid out HB 3733 as pending business.
Representative González, Mary offered the same complete committee substitute.
The same committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The Chair moved that HB 3733, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hunter (1).
HB 3793
The chair laid out HB 3793 as pending business.
Representative Kolkhorst offered the same complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hernandez Luna moved that HB 3793, 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 Coleman; Farias; González, Mary; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst (5).
Nays: Representative Simpson (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Hunter; Krause; Stickland (3).
At 8:35 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