The House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
88th Legislature
May 11, 2023
3:00 p.m.
Agricultural Museum, 1W.14
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 11, 2023, and permission granted on May 11, 2023, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Guillen, at 3:32 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Harless; and Holland.
(Representative Troxclair now present.)
SB 252
The chair laid out SB 252.
Representative Harless moved that SB 252, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Harless; Holland; Troxclair (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Canales; Dorazio; Goodwin (3).
(Representative Goodwin now present.)
SB 496
The chair laid out SB 496.
Representative Harless moved that SB 496, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Goodwin; Harless; Holland; Troxclair (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Canales; Dorazio (2).
SB 533
The chair laid out SB 533.
Representative Harless moved that SB 533, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Goodwin; Harless; Holland; Troxclair (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Canales; Dorazio (2).
(Representative Dorazio now present.)
SB 991
The chair laid out SB 991.
Representative Harless moved that SB 991, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Dorazio; Goodwin; Harless; Holland; Troxclair (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Canales; (1).
SB 1402
The chair laid out SB 1402.
Representative Goodwin moved that SB 1402, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Goodwin; Harless; Holland (6).
Nays: Representative Dorazio (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Troxclair (1).
Absent: Representative Canales (1).
SB 1445
The chair laid out SB 1445 as pending business.
Representative Holland offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harless moved that SB 1445, 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 Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Dorazio; Goodwin; Harless; Holland; Troxclair (7).
Nays: Representative Bowers (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Canales (1).
At 3:40 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. Guillen, Chair
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Jonathan Wilson, Clerk