The House Committee on Pensions & Investments

80th Legislature

April 12, 2007

8:00 a.m.

E2.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 4, 2007, the House Committee on Pensions & Investments met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Truitt, at 8:05 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Truitt; Burnam; Keffer, Jim; Rodriguez (4).

 

Absent:              Representatives Villarreal; McClendon; Macias (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1587

 

The chair laid out HB 1587 as pending business.

 

Representative Truitt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Burnam moved that HB 1587, 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 Truitt; Burnam; Keffer, Jim; Macias (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Villarreal; McClendon; Rodriguez  (3).

 

HB 2376

 

The chair laid out HB 2376 as pending business.

 

Representative Keffer, Jim moved that HB 2376, 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; Burnam; Keffer, Jim; Macias (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Villarreal; McClendon; Rodriguez  (3).

 

HB 3731

 

The chair laid out HB 3731 as pending business.

 

(Representative McClendon now present.)

 

Representative Macias moved that HB 3731, 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; Keffer, Jim; Macias (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Villarreal; Rodriguez  (2).

 

HB 2341

 

The chair laid out HB 2341 as pending business.

 

Representative McClendon moved that HB 2341, 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; McClendon; Burnam; Keffer, Jim; Macias (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Villarreal; Rodriguez  (2).

 

 

 

 

 

HB 3322

 

The chair laid out HB 3322 as pending business.

 

Representative McClendon offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative McClendon moved that HB 3322, 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 Truitt; McClendon; Burnam; Keffer, Jim; Macias (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Villarreal; Rodriguez  (2).

 

HB 2289

 

The chair laid out HB 2289.

 

The chair recognized Representative West, George "Buddy" to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative West, George "Buddy" to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2752

 

The chair laid out HB 2752.

 

Representative Macias offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 2751

 

The chair laid out HB 2751.

 

Representative Macias offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

At 8:58 a.m., on the motion of Representative Burnam and without objection, the meeting was recessed until the adjournment of the full house.

 

Pursuant to a motion granted on the House Floor, which allowed all committees which were scheduled to meet upon adjournment to be considered to be scheduled to meet upon final recess, the committee reconvened at 10:35 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Truitt. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Truitt; Villarreal; McClendon; Macias; Rodriguez (5).

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2751 - continued

 

(Representative Burnam now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Keffer, Jim now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB 2751, 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; Villarreal; McClendon; Burnam; Keffer, Jim; Macias; Rodriguez (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 1587

 

Representative Macias moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 1587, as substituted, was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Macias moved that HB 1587, 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; Villarreal; McClendon; Burnam; Keffer, Jim; Macias; Rodriguez (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 2365

 

The chair laid out HB 2365 as pending business.

 

Representative Rodriguez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Keffer, Jim moved that HB 2365, 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 Truitt; Villarreal; McClendon; Burnam; Keffer, Jim; Macias; Rodriguez (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 1371

 

The chair laid out HB 1371.

 

The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2358

 

The chair laid out HB 2358.

 

The chair recognized Representative Otto to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Otto to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2752

 

The chair laid out HB 2752 as pending business.

 

Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Villarreal moved that HB 2752, 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; Villarreal; McClendon; Keffer, Jim; Macias; Rodriguez (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Burnam  (1).

 

SB 457

 

The chair laid out SB 457, the companion to HB 1339.

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3380

 

The chair laid out HB 3380.

 

The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Cook, Robby to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 11:59 p.m., on the motion of Representative Keffer and without objection, the meeting was adjourned until 8:00 a.m., April 17, 2007.

 

 

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Rep. Truitt, Chair

 

 

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Terra Taylor, Clerk