The House Committee on County Affairs

83rd Legislature

May 8, 2013

11:15 a.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2013, and permission granted on May 8, 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 11:20 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 3912

The chair laid out HB 3912 as pending business.

Representative Farias moved that HB 3912, 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; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez Luna; Hunter (2).

SB 194

The chair laid out SB 194 as pending business.

(Representative Hernandez Luna now present.)

Representative Simpson moved that SB 194, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

SB 634

The chair laid out SB 634.

Representative Hernandez Luna moved that SB 634, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

SJR 54

The chair laid out SJR 54.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SJR 54, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

SB 1861

The chair laid out SB 1861.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that SB 1861, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

SB 1479

The chair laid out SB 1479.

Representative Farias moved that SB 1479, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson; Stickland (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hunter (1).

SB 1480

The chair laid out SB 1480.

Representative Krause moved that SB 1480, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hunter; Stickland (2).

SB 1481

The chair laid out SB 1481.

Representative Simpson moved that SB 1481, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hunter; Stickland (2).

SB 1596

The chair laid out SB 1596.

Representative González, Mary moved that SB 1596, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hunter; Stickland (2).

HB 605

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 605 was reported favorably from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 605, 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 (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hunter; Stickland (2).

At 11:32 a.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