The House Committee on Pensions & Investments

80th Legislature

April 3, 2007

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

JHR 120

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 29, 2007, and permission granted to meet while the house is in session during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Truitt, at 7:50 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Truitt; McClendon; Burnam; Rodriguez (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Villarreal; Keffer, Jim; Macias (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2880

 

The chair laid out HB 2880 as pending business.

 

Representative Rodriguez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Macias now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 2880, 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 Truitt; McClendon; Burnam; Macias; Rodriguez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Villarreal; Keffer, Jim  (2).

 

 

 

HB 2870

 

The chair laid out HB 2870 as pending business.

 

Representative Burnam moved that HB 2870, 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 Truitt; McClendon; Burnam; Macias; Rodriguez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Villarreal; Keffer, Jim  (2).

 

 

(Representative McClendon in chair.)

 

 

HB 2341

 

The chair laid out HB 2341.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Villarreal now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3322

 

The chair laid out HB 3322.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the measure.

 

Representative Macias offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

 

 

 

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Truitt in chair.)

 

 

HB 1587

 

The chair laid out HB 1587.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3392

 

The chair laid out HB 3392.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The chair laid out HB 3392 as pending business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 3392, 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 Truitt; Villarreal; McClendon; Burnam; Rodriguez (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Keffer, Jim; Macias  (2).

 

 

HB 3731

 

The chair laid out HB 3731.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 2376

 

The chair laid out HB 2376.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 8:44 p.m., on the motion of Representative Villarreal and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Truitt, Chair

 

 

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Terra Taylor, Clerk