The House Committee on Economic Development

80th Legislature

March 15, 2007

during reading and referral of bills

E2.020

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 15, 2007, and being granted permission to meet while the house is in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Economic Development met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 12:38 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Deshotel; Straus; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Kolkhorst; Dunnam; Morrison (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 49

 

The chair laid out HB 49 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Ortiz, Jr. moved that HB 49, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Dunnam; Morrison  (3).

 

HB 580

 

The chair laid out HB 580 as pending business.

 

Representative Veasey moved that HB 580, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Dunnam; Morrison  (3).

 

HB 581

 

The chair laid out HB 581 as pending business.

 

Representative Straus moved that HB 581, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Dunnam; Morrison  (3).

 

(Representative Dunnam now present.)

 

HB 972

 

The chair laid out HB 972 as pending business.

 

Representative Ortiz, Jr. moved that HB 972, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Dunnam; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Morrison  (2).

 

HB 1277

 

The chair laid out HB 1277 as pending business.

 

Representative Dunnam moved that HB 1277, 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 Deshotel; Dunnam; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Straus; Kolkhorst; Morrison  (3).

 

HB 1392

 

(Representative Straus now present.)

 

The chair laid out HB 1392 as pending business.

 

Representative Dunnam moved that HB 1392, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Dunnam; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Morrison  (2).

 

HB 1489

 

The chair laid out HB 1489 as pending business.

 

Representative Straus moved that HB 1489, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Dunnam; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Morrison  (2).

 

HB 1490

 

The chair laid out HB 1490 as pending business.

 

Representative Straus moved that HB 1490, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Deshotel; Straus (2).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Dunnam; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Morrison  (2).

 

HB 1952

 

The chair laid out HB 1952 as pending business.

 

Representative Ortiz, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Straus moved that HB 1952, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Dunnam; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Morrison  (2).

 

HB 2120

 

The chair laid out HB 2120 as pending business.

 

Representative Veasey moved that HB 2120, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Dunnam; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Morrison  (2).

 

HB 2185

 

The chair laid out HB 2185 as pending business.

 

Representative Straus offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Veasey moved that HB 2185, 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 Deshotel; Straus; Dunnam; Ortiz, Jr.; Veasey (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Morrison  (2).

 

At 12:53 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. Deshotel, Chair

 

 

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Mica Odom, Clerk