The House Committee on Financial Institutions
79th Legislature
April 25, 2005
2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
Capitol Extension, E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on April 20, 2005, the House
Committee on Financial Institutions met in a public hearing and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at
7:22 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Solomons; McCall; Guillen; Chavez;
Flynn; Orr; Riddle (7).
Absent: None (0).
A quorum was present.
HB 2536
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was
reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed
without objection.
The chair laid out HB 2536, as substituted, as pending business.
Representative Solomons moved that HB 2536, 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 Solomons; McCall; Chavez; Flynn;
Orr; Riddle (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Guillen (1).
HB 637
The chair laid out HB 637 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative McCall moved that HB 637, 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 Solomons; McCall; Chavez; Flynn;
Orr; Riddle (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Guillen (1).
HB 3428
The chair laid out HB 3428 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Orr moved that HB 3428, 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 Solomons; McCall; Chavez; Flynn;
Orr; Riddle (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Guillen (1).
SB 1563
The chair laid out SB 1563.
The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the
measure.
Representative Solomons moved that SB 1563, 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 Solomons; McCall; Chavez; Flynn;
Orr; Riddle (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Guillen (1).
SJR 21
The chair laid out SJR 21.
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the
measure.
Representative Solomons moved that SJR 21, 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 Solomons; McCall; Chavez; Flynn;
Orr; Riddle (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Guillen (1).
SB 988
The chair laid out SB 988.
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the
measure.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the
measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2220
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The chair laid out HB 2220 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the committee
substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without
objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into
a committee substitute.
Representative Orr moved that HB 2220, 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 Solomons; Chavez; Flynn; Orr
(4).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives McCall; Guillen; Riddle (3).
HB 3474
The chair laid out HB 3474.
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 7:57 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. Solomons, Chair
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Chris Payne, Clerk
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