HOUSE JOURNAL EIGHTIETH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION PROCEEDINGS

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1 HOUSE JOURNAL EIGHTIETH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION PROCEEDINGS SIXTY- FOURTH DAY FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007 The house met at 11:15 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker pro tempore. The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Recordi761). Present Mr. Speaker; Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Morrison. HB PERMISSION TO INTRODUCE Representative Coleman requested permission to introduce and have placed on first reading HBi4130. A record vote was requested. Permission to introduce was granted by (Record 762): 131 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias;

2 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Turner(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Miller; Morrison. STATEMENT OF VOTE When Record No. 762 was taken, I was absent because of a legislative town hall meeting in the district. Had I been present I would have voted yes. T. Smith BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal, Signed by the Speaker, Senate List No. 29). (Morrison now present) LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED On motion of Representative Bohac and by unanimous consent, all members who were granted leaves of absence on the previous legislative day were granted leaves for this legislative day. RULES SUSPENDED Representative Bohac moved to suspend all necessary rules in order to take up and consider at this time, on third reading and final passage, the bills on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar which were considered on the previous legislative day. The motion prevailed. MOTION FOR ONE RECORD VOTE On motion of Representative Bohac and by unanimous consent, the house agreed to use the first record vote taken for all those bills on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar that require a record vote on third reading and final passage, with the understanding that a member may record an individual vote on any bill with the journal clerk.

3 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2573 LOCAL, CONSENT, AND RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR THIRD READING The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following bill number). (Record 763): 133 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Turner(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. STATEMENT OF VOTE When Record No. 763 was taken, I was absent because of a legislative town hall meeting in the district. Had I been present I would have voted yes. T. Smith HB 88 (Harper-Brown and Phillips - no) ( ) HB 433 HB 538 HB 820 HB 868 HB 890 HB 891 HB 1100 (Harper-Brown and Phillips - no) ( )

4 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION SB 1672 HB 1293 HB 1334 (Phillips - no) ( ) HB 1374 HB 1400 (Latham - no) ( ) HB 1418 HB 1457 HB 1679 HB 1700 HB 1719 HB 1734 HB 1748 HB 1932 HB 1955 HB 2045 HB 2056 HB 2070 HB 2092 HB 2096 HB 2163 SB 1012 HB 2235 HB 2251 HB 2348 HB 2350 HB 2393 SB 884 HB 2411 HB 2417 SB 1405 SB 1340 (Harper-Brown and Phillips - no) ( ) HB 2626 HB 2627 HB 2652

5 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2575 HB 2682 HB 2796 HB 2870 HB 2880 HB 2949 SB 1375 HB 3138 HB 3199 HB 3219 HB 3236 HB 3290 HB 3309 HB 3325 HB 3367 HB 3440 HB 3490 HB 3491 HB 3492 HB 3495 (Latham - no) ( ) HB 3496 HB 3563 HB 3634 HB 3672 HB 3688 SB 271 SB 526 SB 673 SB 699 SB 849 HR READ (by Dutton) The chair laid out and had read the following previously adopted resolution: HR 1391,iHonoring Cortney Sanders on her first place finish at the Houston ISD Regional History Fair.

6 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION HR MOTION TO ADD NAMES On motion of Representative Dutton, the names of all the members of the house were added to HRi1391 as signers thereof. INTRODUCTION OF GUEST The chair recognized Representative Dutton who introduced Courtney Sanders. POSTPONED BUSINESS The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business: CSHB 1443 ON SECOND READING (by J. Davis) CSHB 1443, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to restrictions on the interchange of transplant immunosuppressant drugs. CSHB 1443 was read second time on Aprili18, postponed until April 23, and was again postponed until 9ia.m. today. Representative J. Davis moved to postpone consideration of CSHBi1443 until 10ia.m. Monday, April 30. The motion prevailed. (Speaker in the chair) HR READ (by Alonzo and Peña) The chair laid out and had read the following previously adopted resolution: HR 139,iRecognizing the week of April 22 through April 28, 2007, as National Crime Victims Rights Week. CSHB 180 ON SECOND READING (by Zedler, et al.) CSHB 180, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation and dissolution of a covenant marriage. CSHB 180 was read second time on Aprili24 and was postponed until 10ia.m. today. CSHB POINT OF ORDER Representative Burnam raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 180 under Rule 4, Section 32(c)(3) of the House Rules on the grounds that the bill analysis is incorrect. The point of order was withdrawn. Representative Zedler moved to postpone consideration of CSHBi180 until the end of today s calendar. The motion prevailed.

7 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2577 HB 445 ON SECOND READING (by Phillips) HB 445, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a claim for reimbursement in a suit to dissolve a marriage. HB 445 was read second time on Aprili24 and was postponed until 10ia.m. today. Representative Phillips moved to postpone consideration of HBi445 until the end of today s calendar. The motion prevailed. HB 443 ON SECOND READING (by Phillips) HB 443, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the consent to and annulment of certain marriages. HB 443 was read second time on April 11, postponed until Aprili18, postponed until Aprili23, postponed until Aprili25, and was again postponed until 10ia.m. today. Representative Phillips moved to postpone consideration of HBi443 until the end of today s calendar. The motion prevailed. GENERAL STATE CALENDAR SENATE BILLS THIRD READING The following bills were laid before the house and read third time: SB 1106 ON THIRD READING (Farabee - House Sponsor) SB 1106, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to county accounting procedures regarding certain audits, debts, and records. (Crownover in the chair) A record vote was requested. SBi1106 was passed by (Record 764): 134 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover(C); Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones;

8 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker. Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. GENERAL STATE CALENDAR HOUSE BILLS THIRD READING The following bills were laid before the house and read third time: HB 971 ON THIRD READING (by T. King) HB 971, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas hunting certain deer. A record vote was requested. HBi971 was passed by (Record 765): 121 Yeas, 12 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bolton; Bonnen; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Creighton; Darby; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kuempel; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Nays Bohac; Branch; Callegari; Crabb; Davis, J.; Gattis; Geren; Hamilton; Harper-Brown; Kolkhorst; Latham; Miller. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley.

9 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2579 HB 1351 ON THIRD READING (by T. King) HB 1351, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the operation of certain staff leasing services arrangements. A record vote was requested. HBi1351 was passed by (Record 766): 123 Yeas, 8 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Nays Allen; Bolton; Cohen; Dutton; Hernandez; Herrero; Leibowitz; Vaught. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Jackson; Ortiz. HB 321 ON THIRD READING (by Dukes) HB 321, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of a pilot program by the Health and Human Services Commission to accept importation of electronic eligibility information from a regional indigent care provider. A record vote was requested. HBi321 was passed by (Record 767): 132 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis;

10 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent King, P. STATEMENT OF VOTE When Record No. 767 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes. P. King HB 2618 ON THIRD READING (by Guillen) HB 2618, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to authorizing political subdivisions to lease property owned by the political subdivision to other governmental entities without following competitive purchasing procedures. A record vote was requested. HBi2618 was passed by (Record 768): 131 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton;

11 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2581 Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Kolkhorst; Talton. STATEMENT OF VOTE When Record No. 768 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes. Kolkhorst HB 1391 ON THIRD READING (by Turner) HB 1391, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority to regulate certain water and sewage utilities to ensure public safety in residential areas. A record vote was requested. HBi1391 was passed by (Record 769): 130 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Dutton; Noriega; O Day.

12 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION HB 2391 ON THIRD READING (by Madden) HB 2391, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the appearance of certain misdemeanor offenders before a magistrate. A record vote was requested. HBi2391 was passed by (Record 770): 132 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Harless. STATEMENT OF VOTE I was shown voting yes on Record No I intended to vote no. Phillips HB 3585 ON THIRD READING (by Peña) HB 3585, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the provision of a computerized victim notification system to certain state agencies and to counties. A record vote was requested. HBi3585 was passed by (Record 771): 133 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland;

13 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2583 Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. HB 654 ON THIRD READING (by Hilderbran, J. Davis, Gallego, Macias, and Rose) HB 654, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a pilot project to develop and operate a crisis stabilization unit on Kerrville State Hospital grounds. Amendment No. 1 Representative Hilderbran offered the following amendment to HBi654: Amend HB 654, second reading engrossment, on page 2 of the bill by striking lines 9 through 16 and substituting the following: (e)iithe local mental health authority operating the crisis stabilization unit under contract shall use, for the purpose of operating the 16-bed unit, the money appropriated to the department for operating 16 beds in state hospitals that is allocated to the local mental health authority. The department shall ensure that the local mental health authority retains the remainder of the local authority s state hospital allocation that is not used for operating the 16-bed unit. The department may allocate additional funds appropriated to the department for state hospitals to the crisis stabilization unit pilot project. (f)iithe department shall reduce the number of beds the department operates in the state hospital by 16. The department, in collaboration with the local mental health authority, shall ensure that the 16 beds in the crisis stabilization unit are made available to other mental health authorities for use as designated by the department. Amendment No. 1 was adopted. A record vote was requested. HB 654, as amended, was passed by (Record 772): 129 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

14 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Bailey; Burnam; Coleman; Eiland. HB 3225 ON THIRD READING (by Murphy) HB 3225, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the scope of authority of the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority. A record vote was requested. HBi3225 was passed by (Record 773): 132 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas.

15 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2585 Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Oliveira. HB 2239 ON THIRD READING (by Deshotel and R. Cook) HB 2239, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program. A record vote was requested. HBi2239 was passed by (Record 774): 132 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting. Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker; Crownover(C). Absent, Excused Anchia; Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Dutton. (Anchia now present) HB 724 ON THIRD READING (by Solomons) HB 724, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to resolution of certain disputes regarding workers compensation claims for medical benefits. (Speaker in the chair) A record vote was requested. HBi724 was passed by (Record 775): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

16 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Yeas Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker(C). Absent, Excused Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Smith, T.; Van Arsdale; Woolley. MAJOR STATE CALENDAR SENATE BILLS SECOND READING The following bills were laid before the house and read second time: SB 904 ON SECOND READING (Truitt - House Sponsor) SB 904, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; providing penalties. (T. Smith now present) Amendment No. 1 Representative Solomons offered the following amendment to SBi904: Amend SB 904 (house committee printing) by inserting the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering existing SECTIONS of the bill accordingly. SECTIONi.iiTitle 2, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7 to read as follows: CHAPTER 7. LICENSING AGENTS SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Sec.i7.001.iiDEFINITION. In this chapter, "licensing agent" means a person who assists another person in obtaining or renewing a license or permit issued under this code or otherwise represents a person before the commission with respect to a license or permit issued under this code.

17 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2587 Sec.i7.002.iiAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply to: (1)iian attorney licensed in this state; (2)iia person who holds a license or permit issued under this code or an employee of a person who holds a license or permit issued under this code acting on behalf of the license or permit holder; or (3)iian applicant for a license or permit issued under this code or an employee of an applicant for a license or permit issued under this code acting on the applicant s own behalf. [Sections reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER B. COMMISSION POWERS AND DUTIES Sec.i7.051.iiLICENSING AGENT TRAINING COURSE. (a) The commission shall establish a licensing agent training course. The course must include, at a minimum, instruction regarding: (1)iiall permits and licenses issued by the commission and the activities authorized for each permit and license; and (2)iithe procedures for filing permit and license applications with the commission. (b)iithe commission shall teach the training course at least four times each year in different locations throughout the state. (c)iithe commission shall charge a fee to each individual taking the course. The commission shall adopt the course fee in an amount that in the aggregate is sufficient to cover the cost of teaching the course. Sec.i7.052.iiINVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS. The administrator may, on the administrator s motion, and shall, on the written complaint of a person aggrieved by the action of a licensing agent, investigate an alleged violation of this chapter by a licensing agent or an applicant. [Sections reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER C. LICENSING Sec.i7.101.iiLICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not act as a licensing agent unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter. Sec.i7.102.iiELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSING AGENT LICENSE. A person is eligible for a licensing agent license if the person: (1)iiis at least 18 years of age; (2)iiis a citizen of the United States or a legal alien; and (3)iihas completed a training course approved by the commission under Section Sec.i7.103.iiPERSON INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE. The commission may not issue a licensing agent license to a person who has an interest in any permit or license issued under Title 3. Sec.i7.104.iiAPPLICATION FOR LICENSE. An applicant for a license under this chapter must: (1)iisubmit an application on a form provided by the commission; and (2)iiinclude with the application the application fee set by the commission.

18 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Sec.i7.105.iiCRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE APPLICANTS. (a) An applicant for a license under this chapter must submit to the commission, in addition to satisfying the other requirements of this subchapter, a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the commission, for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (b)iion receipt of an application for a license under this chapter, the commission shall conduct a criminal background check on the applicant. (c)iian applicant is not eligible for a license under this chapter if the applicant, in the five years preceding the date of the application, has been finally convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony. Sec.i7.106.iiLICENSE ISSUANCE. The commission shall issue a license under this chapter if the commission determines that the applicant: (1)iihas paid the license fee set by the commission; and (2)iiqualifies to be licensed under this chapter. Sec.i7.107.iiLICENSE NOT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES. An employee of a licensing agent who only performs administrative duties is not required to hold a license under this chapter. [Sections reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL Sec.i7.151.iiLICENSE EXPIRATION. (a) A license issued under this chapter expires on the second anniversary of the date the license is issued. The commission by rule shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year. (b)iia person may not engage in activities that require a license if the person s license has expired and is not renewed as provided by this subchapter. Sec.i7.152.iiLICENSE RENEWAL.ii(a) A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the commission before the expiration date of the license. (b)iiat least 30 days before the expiration of a person s license, the commission shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person s last known address according to the commission s records. (c)iia person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the commission a renewal fee that is equal to one and one-half times the normally required renewal fee. (d)iia person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the commission a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee. (e)iia person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining a new license. (f)iion receipt of an application to renew a license issued under this chapter, the commission may conduct a criminal background check under Section

19 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2589 [Sections reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER E. PRACTICE OF LICENSING AGENT Sec.i7.201.iiCOLLECTION OF LICENSE AND PERMIT FEES. (a) All permit or license fees collected by a licensing agent on behalf of another person must be paid by check made payable to the commission. (b)iia licensing agent shall deposit all license and permit fees collected by the agent with the commission not later than the 20th day after the date the licensing agent receives the fee. [Sections reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER F. BOND Sec.i7.251.iiBOND REQUIRED. The holder of a licensing agent license shall file a bond with the commission. Sec.i7.252.iiBOND TERMS AND CONDITIONS. (a) A bond filed under this subchapter must: (1)iibe in an amount set by the commission not to exceed $200,000; (2)iibe conditioned on the licensing agent performing duties required by this chapter; and (3)iibe payable to the commission as trustee for any person who may be entitled to recover under the bond. (b)iithe bond must be made with: (1)iia solvent surety company doing business in this state; or (2)iitwo or more good and sufficient sureties, each of whom: (A)iiis a resident of this state; and (B)iimakes an affidavit stating that the surety has assets, not subject to exemption, that are at least equal to the amount of the bond. Sec.i7.253.iiBOND APPROVAL. The bond must be approved by the commission. Sec.i7.254.iiSUIT ON BOND. (a) A person damaged by a breach of a condition of the bond may bring suit and recover under the bond. (b)iithe suit must be filed in the county in which the licensing agent maintains an office. (c)iia bond is not void on first recovery and may be sued on until the total amount is exhausted. (d)iithe commission may require the licensing agent to file a new bond in an amount set by the commission if the amount of the bond is reduced. The new bond is liable for all future contracts entered into by the licensing agent and a license or permit holder under this code. (e)iia licensing agent who does not file a new bond under Subsection (d) may not act as a licensing agent in this state. [Sections reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER G. DENIAL OF LICENSE AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES Sec.i7.301.iiDENIAL OF APPLICATION; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. The commission may deny an application for a license or suspend or revoke the license of a licensing agent for: (1)iiviolating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;

20 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION (2)iiobtaining a license through false or fraudulent representation; (3)iimaking a substantial misrepresentation in an application for a licensing agent license; (4)iiengaging in a continued and flagrant course of misrepresentation; or (5)iifailing to account for or remit, within a reasonable time, money belonging to another that is in the licensing agent s possession, commingling money of another person with the licensing agent s money, or failing to keep the money of another person in an escrow or trust account. Sec.i7.302.iiHEARING BY STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. (a) Before denying an application for a license or suspending or revoking a license, the commission must: (1)iiset the matter for a hearing to be conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings; and (2)iibefore the hearing date, notify the applicant in writing of: (A)iithe charges alleged or the question to be determined at the hearing; and (B)iithe date and location of the hearing. (b)iiat a hearing under this section, the applicant may: (1)iibe present and be heard in person or by counsel; and (2)iihave an opportunity to offer evidence by oral testimony, affidavit, or deposition. (c)iiwritten notice may be served by personal delivery to the applicant or by certified mail to the last known mailing address of the applicant. [Sections reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER H. CRIMINAL PENALTIES Sec.i7.351.iiPRACTICING WITHOUT LICENSE; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person acts as a licensing agent without a license. (b)iian offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. Sec.i7.352.iiGENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter for which a penalty is not provided. (b)iian offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. SECTIONi.iiOn or before November 1, 2007, the Alcoholic Beverage Commission shall adopt all rules necessary to implement Chapter 7, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by this Act. SECTIONi.iiA person is not required to hold a license under Chapter 7, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by this Act, before January 1, 2008, to engage in activity regulated by that chapter. SECTIONi.iiNotwithstanding any other section of this Act, Sections 7.101, 7.351, and 7.352, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by this Act, take effect January 1, Representative Truitt moved to table Amendment No. 1. A record vote was requested. The motion to table prevailed by (Record 776): 100 Yeas, 20 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

21 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2591 Yeas Alonzo; Aycock; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cohen; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crownover; Darby; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Farabee; Flynn; Gallego; Geren; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Hamilton; Hardcastle; Harless; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Isett; Jackson; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Latham; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; O Day; Oliveira; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Paxton; Phillips; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Truitt; Vaught; Veasey; Vo; West; Zedler; Zerwas. Nays Bailey; Burnam; Coleman; Crabb; Davis, J.; Deshotel; Dutton; Escobar; Farias; Flores; Gattis; Hancock; Hartnett; Kuempel; Merritt; Miles; Peña; Riddle; Solomons; Villarreal. Present, not voting Mr. Speaker(C); Anchia. Absent, Excused Berman; Farrar; Frost; Garcia; Krusee; Moreno; Parker; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Ritter; Van Arsdale; Woolley. Absent Allen; Anderson; Creighton; Giddings; Haggerty; Harper-Brown; Hughes; Jones; Laubenberg; Menendez; Noriega; Olivo; Smithee; Thompson; Turner. STATEMENTS OF VOTE When Record No. 776 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes. Anderson When Record No. 776 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes. Olivo When Record No. 776 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no. Thompson SB 904 was passed to third reading. (In accordance with House Rule 5, Section 51(b), every member present must have favored passage of the measure, but any member may register their position with the journal clerk. No members registered their position on this measure.) CSSB 483 ON SECOND READING (P. King - House Sponsor) CSSB 483, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to regulation of electric generation capacity ownership in the electric power market.

22 th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION CSSB POINT OF ORDER Representative Talton raised a point of order against further consideration of CSSB 483 under Rule 4, Section 32(c) of the House Rules on the grounds that the bill analysis is incorrect. The point of order was withdrawn. Representative P. King moved to postpone consideration of CSSBi483 until the end of today s calendar. The motion prevailed. GENERAL STATE CALENDAR HOUSE BILLS SECOND READING The following bills were laid before the house and read second time: CSHB 3430 ON SECOND READING (by Strama, Hughes, Van Arsdale, Garcia, Paxton, et al.) CSHB 3430, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the online availability of information about state expenditures, including the creation of a state database containing information on state expenditures. Representative Strama moved to postpone consideration of CSHBi3430 until the end of today s calendar. The motion prevailed. CSHB 2201 ON SECOND READING (by Kolkhorst) CSHB 2201, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Grimes and Waller Counties, the composition of the 9th, 12th, and 278th Judicial Districts, the district attorneys for the 12th and 278th Judicial Districts, and the juvenile board of Leon County. CSHB POINT OF ORDER Representative Burnam raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 2201 under Rule 4, Section 32 of the House Rules on the grounds that the bill analysis is incorrect. The point of order was withdrawn. Representative Kolkhorst moved to postpone consideration of CSHBi2201 until the end of today s calendar. The motion prevailed. HB 2278 ON SECOND READING (by Deshotel) HB 2278, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to business and commerce; including conforming amendments.

23 Friday, April 27, 2007 HOUSE JOURNAL 64th Day 2593 Amendment No. 1 (Committee Amendment No. 1) On behalf of Representative Morrison, Representative Deshotel offered the following committee amendment to HBi2278: Amend HB 2278 as follows: (1)iiOn page 365, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following: CHAPTER LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CONTAINERS Sec.i iiDEFINITIONS Sec.i iiNOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AND USERS Sec.i iiSUPPLY CONTRACT REQUIREMENT Sec.i iiFILLING OR REFILLING OF CONTAINER BY NONOWNER Sec.i iiCRIMINAL PENALTIES CHAPTER LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CONTAINERS Sec.i iiDEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1)ii"Liquefied petroleum gas" means the hydrocarbon product extracted from natural gas or crude oil and commonly known as butane or propane. (2)ii"Person" means an individual, association, or corporation. (V.A.C.S. Art. 8610a, Sec. (a).) Sec.i iiNOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AND USERS. A person in the business of leasing or selling liquefied petroleum gas containers shall give to each prospective purchaser or user of a container a written notice of the purchase or use options provided by that business, including, as applicable, options to purchase, lease, or lease-purchase. The notice must include a written statement that other persons in the business of leasing or selling liquefied petroleum gas containers may provide purchase or use options that include purchase, lease, and lease-purchase. (V.A.C.S. Art. 8610a, Sec. (b).) Sec.i iiSUPPLY CONTRACT REQUIREMENT. If a person in the business of leasing or selling liquefied petroleum gas containers signs a supply contract with another person, a separate agreement on the face of the supply contract must state that the supplier gave to the user, before the user signed the supply contract, the notice required by Section (V.A.C.S. Art. 8610a, Sec. (c).) Sec.i iiFILLING OR REFILLING OF CONTAINER BY NONOWNER. A person who is not the owner of a liquefied petroleum gas container may fill or refill the container if the person who occupies the premises where the container is located: (1)iirequests the service; and (2)iisigns a written request stating that: (A)iian emergency exists; and (B)iithe owner is unavailable to fill or refill the container, as applicable. (V.A.C.S. Art. 8610a, Sec. (e).) Sec.i iiCRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter. (b)iia person who is not the owner of a liquefied petroleum gas container commits an offense if the person: