The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

80th Legislature

April 25, 2007

8:00 a.m.

E2.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 20, 2007, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Miller, at 8:05 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Heflin (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gallego; Garcia (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2598

 

The chair laid out HB 2598.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Garcia now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

Representative Anderson moved that HB 2598, 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; Garcia; Heflin (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Gallego  (1).

 

HB 1673

 

The chair laid out HB 1673.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Garcia moved that HB 1673, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Garcia; Heflin (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Gallego  (1).

 

HB 2671

 

The chair laid out HB 2671 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

Representative Garcia offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Garcia moved that HB 2671, 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 Miller; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Aycock; Garcia; Heflin (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Gallego (1).

 

At 8:53 a.m., on the motion of Representative Anderson 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