The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures

80th Legislature

April 17, 2007

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

Capitol Extension, E2.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 12, 2007 and revised on April 13, 2007 and revised on April 17, 2007, the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Flores, at 2:35 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Flores; Isett, Carl; Hamilton; Jones, Delwin; Quintanilla (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Geren; Goolsby; Miles; Thompson (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 3148

 

The chair laid out HB 3148.

 

Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett, Carl to explain the measures.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett, Carl to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 3148, 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 Flores; Isett, Carl; Hamilton; Jones, Delwin; Quintanilla (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Goolsby; Miles; Thompson  (4).

 

HB 1670

 

The chair laid out HB 1670.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to close on the measure.

 

Representative Quintanilla moved that HB 1670, 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 Flores; Isett, Carl; Hamilton; Jones, Delwin; Quintanilla (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Goolsby; Miles; Thompson  (4).

 

HB 3601

 

The chair laid out HB 3601.

 

Representative Flores, chair, offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measures.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 3601, 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 Flores; Isett, Carl; Hamilton; Jones, Delwin; Quintanilla (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Goolsby; Miles; Thompson  (4).

 

HJR 10, HJR 14 and HJR 15

 

The chair laid out HJR 10, HJR 14 and HJR 15.

 

 The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measures.

 

 (Representative Miles now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Thompson now present.)

 

Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Thompson in chair.)

 

Testimony continued.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Flores in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measures.

 

HJR 10, HJR 14 and HJR 15 were left pending without objection.

 

HB 3124

 

The chair laid out HB 3124.

 

Representative Hamilton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain the measures.

 

(Representative Goolsby now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB 3124, 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 Flores; Goolsby; Hamilton; Jones, Delwin; Miles; Thompson (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Isett, Carl; Quintanilla  (3).

 

 

HB 2723

 

Pursuant to a revised posting on April 17, 2007 to withdraw HB 2723 from the schedule and pursuant to the suspension of the 5-day posting rule made while the House was still in session on April 17, 2007, the chair laid out HB 2723.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

Representative Miles moved that HB 2723, 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 Flores; Goolsby; Hamilton; Jones, Delwin; Miles; Thompson (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Isett, Carl; Quintanilla  (3).

 

HB 3123

 

The chair laid out HB 3123 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain the measure.

 

Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to explain the substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miles to close on the measure.

 

Representative Jones, Delwin moved that HB 3123, 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 Flores; Goolsby; Hamilton; Jones, Delwin; Miles; Thompson (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Isett, Carl; Quintanilla  (3).

 

HB 1985

 

The chair laid out HB 1985 as pending business and explained.

 

Representative Miles offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Thompson moved adoption of the committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to submit the adopted non-legislative council drafted substitute to legislative council for technical clean-up.   There were no objections.

 

Representative Miles moved that HB 1985, 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 Flores; Goolsby; Hamilton; Miles; Thompson (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Isett, Carl; Jones, Delwin; Quintanilla  (4).

 

HB 2216

 

The chair laid out HB 2216 as pending business and explained.

 

Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Miles moved that HB 2216, 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 Flores; Goolsby; Hamilton; Miles; Quintanilla; Thompson (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Isett, Carl; Jones, Delwin  (3).

 

The chair directed that the April 3, 2007, minutes for the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB 3326, HB 3335, HB 3351, HJR 58, HJR 98, HJR 99, HJR 100

 

Pursuant to a revised posting on April 13, 2007, HB 3326, HB 3335, HB 3351, HJR 58, HJR 98, HJR 99 and HJR 100 were withdrawn from the schedule.

 

At 4:12 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. Flores, Chair

 

 

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Milda Mora, Clerk