The House Committee on County Affairs

82nd Legislature

April 21, 2011

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjournment

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 15, 2011 and the suspension of the 5-day posting rule and an announcement on the House Floor to consider HB 1564 on April 19, 2011, the House Committee on County Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Coleman, at 1:12 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Coleman; Marquez; Gooden; Hamilton; and Smith, Wayne.

 

A quorum was present.


 

HB 2348

 

The chair laid out HB 2348.

 

Representative Hamilton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Marquez moved that HB 2348, 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; Marquez; Gooden; Hamilton; Smith, Wayne (5).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gonzales, Larry; Jackson, Jim; Paxton; White (4).

 

HB 2116

 

Representative Marquez moved to reconsider all votes previously taken on HB 2116 from the committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

Representative Marquez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Marquez moved that HB 2116, 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; Marquez; Gooden; Hamilton; Smith, Wayne (5).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gonzales, Larry; Jackson, Jim; Paxton; White (4).

 

 

HB 2945

 

The chair laid out HB 2945.

 

Representative Marquez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Marquez moved that HB 2945, 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 Coleman; Marquez; Gooden; Hamilton; Smith, Wayne (5).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gonzales, Larry; Jackson, Jim; Paxton; White (4).

 

HB 3462

 

The chair laid out HB 3462.

 

The chair recognized Representative Margo to explain HB 3462.

 

Representative Gooden offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative White now present.)

 

(Representative Marquez in chair.)

 

(Representative Coleman in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Margo to close on HB 3462.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 3462 was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Marquez in chair.)

 

 

HB 1564

 

The chair laid out HB 1564.

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to explain HB 1564.

 

Representative White offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Coleman to close on HB 1564.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 1564 was left pending without objection.

 

At 2:15 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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Revlynn Lawson, Clerk