The House Committee on Elections

84th Legislature

March 16, 2015

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.026

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 2015, and permission granted on March 16, 2015, to meet while the House was in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Elections met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Laubenberg, at 3:37 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Laubenberg; Goldman; Fallon; Israel; Phelan; Reynolds; and Schofield.

A quorum was present.

HB 1096

The chair laid out HB 1096.

The chair recognized Representative Murphy to explain HB 1096.

Representative Goldman offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Murphy to explain the substitute.

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

The chair recognized Representative Murphy to close on HB 1096.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1096 was left pending without objection.

HB 1288

The chair laid out HB 1288.

The chair recognized Representative Simmons to explain HB 1288.

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

The chair recognized Representative Simmons to close on HB 1288.

HB 1288 was left pending without objection.

HB 484

The chair laid out HB 484.

The chair recognized Representative Capriglione to explain HB 484.

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

The chair recognized Representative Capriglione to close on HB 484.

HB 484 was left pending without objection.

HB 621

The chair laid out HB 621.

The chair recognized Representative Lozano to explain HB 621.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lozano to close on HB 621.

HB 621 was left pending without objection.

HB 622

The chair laid out HB 622.

The chair recognized Representative Lozano to explain HB 622.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lozano to close on HB 622.

HB 622 was left pending without objection.

HB 258

The chair laid out HB 258.

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain HB 258.

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

The chair recognized Representative Miles to close on HB 258.

HB 258 was left pending without objection.

HB 487

The chair laid out HB 487.

The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain HB 487.

Representative Reynolds offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain the substitute.

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

The chair recognized Representative Howard to close on HB 487.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 487 was left pending without objection.

HB 258

The chair laid out HB 258 as pending business.

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain HB 258.

The chair recognized Representative Miles to close on HB 258.

HB 258 was left pending without objection.

HB 891

The chair laid out HB 891.

The chair recognized Representative Klick to explain HB 891.

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

The chair recognized Representative Klick to close on HB 891.

HB 891 was left pending without objection.

HB 464

The chair laid out HB 464.

The chair recognized Representative Springer to explain HB 464.

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

The chair recognized Representative Springer to close on HB 464.

HB 464 was left pending without objection.

HB 420

The chair laid out HB 420.

The chair recognized Representative Wu to explain HB 420.

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

The chair recognized Representative Wu to close on HB 420.

HB 420 was left pending without objection.

At 7:29 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. Laubenberg, Chair

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Katharine Chambers, Clerk