The House Committee on County Affairs

84th Legislature

May 14, 2015

8:00 a.m.

E2.016

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and all necessary rules on May 11, 2015, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and all necessary rules on May 12, 2015, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 8:12 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Coleman; Farias; Romero, Jr.; Schubert; Spitzer; and Wu.

A quorum was present.

SB 1575

The chair laid out SB 1575.

The chair recognized Representative González, Mary to explain SB 1575.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

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

The chair recognized Representative González, Mary to close on SB 1575.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 1575 was left pending without objection.

HB 4212

The chair laid out HB 4212.

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to explain HB 4212.

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to close on HB 4212.

HB 4212 was left pending without objection.

HB 4150

The chair laid out HB 4150.

The chair explained HB 4150 on behalf of Representative Miles.

(Representative Stickland now present.)

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

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

The chair closed on HB 4150 on behalf of Representative Miles.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 4150 was left pending without objection.

SJR 17

The chair laid out SJR 17, the companion to HJR 41.

Representative Schubert moved that SJR 17, 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; Romero, Jr.; Schubert; Spitzer; Stickland; Wu (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Tinderholt (2).

SB 2043

The chair laid out SB 2043, the companion to HB 4157.

Representative Spitzer moved that SB 2043, 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; Romero, Jr.; Schubert; Spitzer; Stickland; Wu (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Tinderholt (2).

SB 1461

The chair laid out SB 1461, the companion to HB 4181.

Representative Romero, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Stickland moved that SB 1461, 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; Romero, Jr.; Schubert; Spitzer; Stickland; Wu (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Tinderholt (2).

HB 4212

The chair laid out HB 4212 as pending business.

Representative Wu moved that HB 4212, 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; Romero, Jr.; Schubert; Spitzer; Stickland; Wu (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Burrows; Tinderholt (2).

At 8:55 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