The House Committee on Regulated Industries

80th Legislature

March 13, 2007

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

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 8, 2007, the House Committee on Regulated Industries met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Phil, at 2:37 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:               Representatives King, Phil; Christian; Crabb; Straus; Swinford (5).

 

Absent:               Representatives Turner; Hartnett; Oliveira; Smithee (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1967

 

The chair laid out HB 1967.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hartnett now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the measure.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 1967, 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 King, Phil; Christian; Hartnett; Straus; Swinford (5).

 

Nays:                              Representative Crabb (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:        None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 1659

 

The chair laid out HB 1659.

 

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Turner now present.)

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Smithee now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 1659, 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; Turner; Crabb; Hartnett; Smithee; Straus; Swinford (8).

 

Nays:                              None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:        None  (0).

 

Absent:                           Representative Oliveira  (1).

 

HB 551

 

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

The chair laid out HB 551 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.

 

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 551, 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 King, Phil; Christian; Turner; Crabb; Hartnett; Oliveira; Smithee; Straus; Swinford (9).

 

Nays:                              None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:        None  (0).

 

Absent:                           None  (0).

 

HB 1901

 

The chair laid out HB 1901.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1902

 

The chair laid out HB 1902.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 6:12 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. King, Phil, Chair

 

 

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Trey Trainor, Clerk