The House Committee on Ways & Means

87th Legislature

May 3, 2021

10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

JHR 140

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 28, 2021, revised on April 30, 2021, and permission granted on May 3, 2021, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Meyer, at 4:24 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Meyer; Button; Guerra; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; and Shine.

A quorum was present.

HB 1696

The chair laid out HB 1696.

The chair recognized Representative Raney to explain HB 1696.

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

The chair recognized Representative Raney to close on HB 1696.

HB 1696 was left pending without objection.

HB 1454

The chair laid out HB 1454.

The chair recognized Representative Krause to explain HB 1454.

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

The chair recognized Representative Krause to close on HB 1454.

HB 1454 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Cole now present.)

HB 3223

The chair laid out HB 3223.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Zwiener to explain HB 3223.

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

The chair recognized Representative Zwiener to close on HB 3223.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

(Representative Thierry now present.)

SB 248

The chair laid out SB 248.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Thierry to explain SB 248.

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

The chair recognized Representative Thierry to close on SB 248.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 248 was left pending without objection.

SB 1449

The chair laid out SB 1449.

The chair recognized Representative Murphy to explain SB 1449.

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

The chair recognized Representative Murphy to close on SB 1449.

SB 1449 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Thierry in chair.)

SB 313

The chair laid out SB 313.

The chair recognized Representative Meyer to explain SB 313.

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

The chair recognized Representative Meyer to close on SB 313.

SB 313 was left pending without objection.

SB 794

The chair laid out SB 794.

The chair recognized Representative Meyer to explain SB 794.

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

The chair recognized Representative Meyer to close on SB 794.

SB 794 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Meyer in chair.)

HB 3223

The chair laid out HB 3223 as pending business.

Representative Thierry offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Thierry moved that HB 3223, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

HB 746

The chair laid out HB 746 as pending business.

Representative Noble offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Noble moved that HB 746, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

HB 1556

Representative Shine moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Shine moved to reconsider the vote by which the committee substitute was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Shine offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shine moved that HB 1556, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Murphy; Noble; Sanford; Shine (9).

Nays:                           Representative Rodriguez (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

At 5:22 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. Meyer, Chair

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Ryan Marquess, Clerk