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