The House Committee on Regulated Industries

80th Legislature

March 6, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 28, 2007, the House Committee on Regulated Industries met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Phil, at 2:12 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives King, Phil; Christian; Crabb; Smithee; Straus; Swinford (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Turner; Hartnett; Oliveira (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 896

 

The chair laid out HB 896 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Crabb moved that HB 896, 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 King, Phil; Christian; Crabb; Smithee; Straus; Swinford (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Turner; Hartnett; Oliveira  (3).

 

HB 1189

 

The chair laid out HB 1189.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Christian in chair.)

 

(Representative Hartnett now present.)

(Representative Turner now present.)

 

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 478

 

The chair laid out HB 478.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vo to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative King, Phil in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Vo to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB551, HB1192

 

The chair laid out HB551, HB1192 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measures.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to close on the measures.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 577

 

The chair laid out HB 577.

 

 The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The committee stood at ease at 5:57 pm.

 

The committee returned to order at 6:35 pm.

 

(Representative Christian in chair.)

 

HB 577

 

The chair laid out HB 577 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 935

 

The chair laid out HB 935 as pending business.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1190

 

The chair laid out HB 1190.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Christian in chair.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1191

 

The chair laid out HB 1191.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 7:47 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. King, Phil, Chair

 

 

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Trey Trainor, Clerk