The House Committee on Business & Industry
79th Legislature
May 19, 2005
Upon Final Adjourn./Recess
Capitol Extension, E1.018
Pursuant to an announcement from the House floor on May 19,
2005, the House Committee on Business and Industry met in a
Formal Meeting and was called to order by the Chair,
Representative Giddings, at 3:22 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Bohac; Giddings; Solomons; Vo; Zedler
(5).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Elkins; Martinez; Taylor (4).
A quorum was present.
SENATE BILL No. 876
The Chair laid out SB 876.
Representative Bohac moved that SB 876, 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 Bohac; Giddings; Solomons; Vo;
Zedler (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Elkins; Martinez; Taylor
(4).
(Representative Bohac in chair.)
SENATE BILL No. 674
The Chair laid out SB 674 as pending business.
Representative Zedler offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Bohac moved that SB 674, as amended, 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 Bohac; Giddings; Solomons; Vo;
Zedler (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Elkins; Martinez; Taylor
(4).
(Representative Bailey now present.)
SENATE BILL No. 1056
The Chair laid out SB 1056 as pending business.
The Chair (Bohac) offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Bailey moved that SB 1056, as amended, 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 Bailey; Bohac; Giddings;
Solomons; Vo; Zedler (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Elkins; Martinez; Taylor (3).
(Representative Taylor now present.)
SENATE BILL No. 444
The Chair laid out SB 444.
The Chair (Bohac) offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Solomons moved that SB 444, 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 Bailey; Bohac; Giddings;
Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Elkins; Martinez (2).
(Representative Giddings in chair.)
SENATE BILL No. 1768
The Chair laid out SB 1768.
Representative Bohac moved that SB 1768, 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 Bailey; Bohac; Giddings;
Solomons; Taylor; Vo; Zedler (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Elkins; Martinez (2).
At 3:51 p.m., on the motion of the Chair and without objection,
the meeting was recessed subject to the call of the Chair.
The committee reconvened at 4:20 p.m. and was called to order by
the Chair, Representative Giddings. The roll was answered as
follows:
Present: Representatives Bohac; Giddings; Solomons; Taylor;
Vo; Zedler (6).
Absent: Representatives Bailey; Elkins; Martinez (3).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Solomons in chair.)
SENATE BILL No. 892
The Chair laid out SB 892.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SENATE BILL No. 362
The Chair laid out SB 362.
The bill was left pending without objection.
(Representative Giddings in chair.)
At 4:33 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. HELEN GIDDINGS, Chair
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GREGORY D. WATSON, Chief Clerk
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