The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

80th Legislature

April 10, 2007

Upon final adjourn./recess

E1.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 5, 2007 and pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 10, 2007, to consider HB 2458, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Miller, at 8:24 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Gallego; Garcia; Heflin (7).

 

Absent:              None (0).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1719

 

The chair laid out HB 1719 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Gallego moved that HB 1719, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Gallego; Garcia; Heflin (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 1915

 

The chair laid out HB 1915 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Garcia offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Brown, Betty moved that HB 1915, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Gallego; Garcia; Heflin (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 1932

 

The chair laid out HB 1932 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Heflin moved that HB 1932, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Gallego; Garcia; Heflin (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2417

 

The chair laid out HB 2417 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Heflin moved that HB 2417, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Gallego; Garcia; Heflin (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2546

 

The chair laid out HB 2546 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Anderson moved that HB 2546, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Gallego; Garcia; Heflin (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Aycock (1).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 3168

 

The chair laid out HB 3168 as pending business.

 

Representative Aycock offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2458

 

The chair laid out HB 2458.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Heflin moved that HB 2458, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Gallego; Garcia; Heflin (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 4062

 

(Representative Anderson in chair.)

 

The chair laid out HB 4062.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Aycock moved that HB 4062, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Gallego; Garcia; Heflin (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 1728

 

(Chairman Miller back in chair)

 

The chair laid out HB 1728.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to explain the measure.

 

Representative Garcia offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Harper-Brown to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2585

 

The chair laid out HB 2585.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2027

 

The chair laid out HB 2027.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:19 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. Miller, Chair

 

 

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Steven Schar, Clerk