The House Committee on Higher Education
79th Legislature
May 4, 2005
8:00 a.m.
John H. Reagan Building, Room 120
Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule announced on
the House floor on May 3, 2005, the House Committee on Higher
Education met in a public hearing and was called to order by the
chair, Representative Morrison, at 8:18 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose
(8).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
A quorum was present.
HB 133
The chair laid out HB 133 as pending business.
Representative Dawson moved that HB 133, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 1748
The chair laid out HB 1748 as pending business.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 1748, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 1791
The chair laid out HB 1791 as pending business.
Representative Jones, Jesse moved that HB 1791, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 3005
The chair laid out HB 3005 as pending business.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 3005, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 1931
The chair laid out HB 1931 as pending business.
Representative Rose moved that HB 1931, 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
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Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the
following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 1968
The chair laid out HB 1968 as pending business.
Representative Rose offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 1968, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 2803
The chair laid out HB 2803 as pending business.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2803, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
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(Representative Goolsby in chair.)
HB 2330
The chair laid out HB 2330 as pending business.
Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Gallego now present.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2330, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Harper-Brown; Rose (6).
Nays: Representative Gallego (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Giddings; Jones, Jesse
(2).
Absent: None (0).
(Representative Morrison in chair.)
HB 2221
The chair laid out HB 2221 as pending business.
Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 2221, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Gallego; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones,
Jesse (8).
Nays: Representative Rose (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 397
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The chair laid out HB 397 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:47 a.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. Morrison, Chair
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Gene Wu, Clerk
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