The House Committee on County Affairs

83rd Legislature

May 16, 2013

1:00 p.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 16, 2013, and permission granted on May 16, 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 acting chair, Representative Joe Farias, at 1:17 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Farias; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; and Simpson.

A quorum was present.

SB 692

The chair laid out SB 692 as pending business.

Representative Simpson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simpson moved that SB 692, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Coleman; González, Mary; Hunter; Stickland (4).

SB 1916

The chair laid out SB 1916.

SB 1916 was left pending without objection.

SB 1863

The chair laid out SB 1863.

Representative Hernandez Luna moved that SB 1863, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Coleman; González, Mary; Hunter; Stickland (4).

SB 872

The chair laid out SB 872.

Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Krause moved that SB 872, 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; Hernandez Luna; Kolkhorst; Krause; Simpson (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Coleman; González, Mary; Hunter; Stickland (4).

At 1:24 p.m., on the motion of Representative Farias 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