The House Committee on County Affairs

87th Legislature

May 4, 2021

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 30, 2021, a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 30, 2021, and permission granted on May 4, 2021, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the acting chair, Representative Lynn Stucky, at 5:26 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Stucky; Anderson; Cason; Longoria; Lopez; Spiller; Stephenson; and Turner, John.

A quorum was present.

SB 476

The chair laid out SB 476.

The chair explained SB 476.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

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

The chair closed on SB 476.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 476 was left pending without objection.

SB 390

The chair laid out SB 390, the companion to HB 681.

Representative Anderson moved that SB 390, 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 Stucky; Anderson; Cason; Longoria; Lopez; Spiller; Stephenson; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

SB 1343

The chair laid out SB 1343, the companion to HB 4085.

Representative Turner, John moved that SB 1343, 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 Stucky; Anderson; Cason; Longoria; Lopez; Spiller; Stephenson; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

HB 2329

The chair laid out HB 2329 as pending business.

Representative Longoria offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Longoria moved that HB 2329, 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 Stucky; Anderson; Cason; Longoria; Lopez; Spiller; Stephenson; Turner, John (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Coleman (1).

At 5:41 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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Eric Schroeder, Clerk