The House Committee on County Affairs

84th Legislature

April 23, 2015

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.016

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 2015, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and all necessary rules on April 22, 2015 and on April 23, 2015, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 6:53 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Coleman; Farias; Burrows; Schubert; Spitzer; Tinderholt; and Wu.

A quorum was present.

HB 4149

The chair laid out HB 4149.

(Representative Romero, Jr. now present.)

Representative Farias moved that HB 4149, 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; Burrows; Romero, Jr.; Schubert; Spitzer; Wu (7).

Nays:                           Representative Tinderholt (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Stickland (1).

(Representative Farias in chair.)

HB 3474

The chair laid out HB 3474.

Representative Romero, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Tinderholt moved that HB 3474, 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; Burrows; Romero, Jr.; Schubert; Spitzer; Tinderholt; Wu (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Stickland (1).

(Representative Coleman in chair.)

HB 4181

The chair laid out HB 4181.

The chair recognized Representative Burkett to explain HB 4181.

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

The chair recognized Representative Burkett to close on HB 4181.

HB 4181 was left pending without objection.

HB 4157

The chair laid out HB 4157.

The chair recognized Representative Bell to explain HB 4157.

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

The chair recognized Representative Bell to close on HB 4157.

HB 4157 was left pending without objection.

HB 2309

The chair laid out HB 2309.

The chair recognized Representative Metcalf to explain HB 2309.

The chair recognized Representative Metcalf to close on HB 2309.

HB 2309 was left pending without objection.

HB 4182

The chair laid out HB 4182.

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain HB 4182.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on HB 4182.

HB 4182 was left pending without objection.

HB 2257

The chair laid out HB 2257.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative White, James to explain HB 2257.

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

The chair recognized Representative White, James to close on HB 2257.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2257 was left pending without objection.

HB 3002

Representative Tinderholt made a motion to lay out and consider HB 3002 as pending business.

The chair laid out HB 3002.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Tinderholt moved that HB 3002, 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; Burrows; Romero, Jr.; Schubert; Spitzer; Tinderholt; Wu (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Stickland (1).

(Representative Farias in chair.)

HB 3472

The chair laid out HB 3472.

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain HB 3472.

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

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on HB 3472.

HB 3472 was left pending without objection.

At 8:53 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