The House Committee on Transportation Funding, Select

83rd Legislature

August 1, 2013

10:00 a.m.

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Pursuant to a notice posted on July 30, 2013, the House Committee on Transportation Funding, Select met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Phillips, at 10:03 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Phillips; Burkett; Geren; Harper-Brown; Hunter; Muñoz, Jr.; and Thompson, Senfronia.

A quorum was present.

The committee heard testimony on Transportation Funding.  (See attached witness list.)

HB 1, HJR 1

The chair laid out HB 1 and HJR 1.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute to HB 1.

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain HB 1 and HJR 1.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Thompson, Senfronia in chair.)

The committee substitute to HB 1 was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1 and HJR 1 were left pending without objection.

At 12:21 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 1:00 p.m., August 1, 2013.

The committee reconvened at 1:37 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Phillips.

The quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Phillips; Burkett; Geren; Harper-Brown; Hunter; Muñoz, Jr.; and Thompson, Senfronia.

A quorum was present.

HJR 1

The chair laid out HJR 1 as pending business.

The chair moved that HJR 1, 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 Phillips; Burkett; Geren; Harper-Brown; Hunter; Muñoz, Jr. (6).

Nays:                           Representative Thompson, Senfronia (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1

The chair laid out HB 1 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that HB 1, 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 Phillips; Burkett; Geren; Harper-Brown; Hunter; Muñoz, Jr.; Thompson, Senfronia (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2

The chair laid out HB 2.

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain HB 2.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on HB 2.

HB 2 was left pending without objection.

HB 3

The chair laid out HB 3.

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain HB 3.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on HB 3.

HB 3 was left pending without objection.

At 2:42 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. Phillips, Chair

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Courtney Reid, Clerk