The House Committee on County Affairs

85th Legislature

April 6, 2017

8:00 a.m.

E2.026

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 5, 2017, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 8:08 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Coleman; Springer; Biedermann; Neave; Roberts; and Uresti, Tomas.

A quorum was present.

HB 2504

Representative Springer moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 2504 without amendments, was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Springer moved that HB 2504, 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; Springer; Hunter; Neave; Roberts (5).

Nays:                           Representative Biedermann (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Stickland; Thierry; Uresti, Tomas (3).

(Representative Uresti, Tomas now present.)

HB 2825

The chair laid out HB 2825.

The chair recognized Representative Gooden to explain HB 2825.

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

The chair recognized Representative Gooden to close on HB 2825.

HB 2825 was left pending without objection.

HB 2359

The chair laid out HB 2359.

The chair recognized Representative Ortega to explain HB 2359.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Thierry now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Ortega to close on HB 2359.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2359 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Neave in chair.)

HB 4117

The chair laid out HB 4117.

Representative Thierry offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain HB 4117.

(Representative Stickland now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on HB 4117.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 4117 was left pending without objection.

At 8:51 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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Kelsey Bernstein, Clerk