The House Committee on Regulated Industries

80th Legislature

March 20, 2007

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

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 15, 2007, the House Committee on Regulated Industries met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Phil, at 2:18 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Swinford now present.)

 

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Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Hartnett now present.)

 

(Representative Smithee now present.)

 

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

At 3:17 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 3:27 p.m., March 20, 2007.

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The committee reconvened at 3:34 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Phil. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:               Representatives King, Phil; Crabb; Hartnett; Oliveira; Smithee; Straus; Swinford (7).

 

Absent:               Representatives Christian; Turner (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1189

 

The chair laid out HB 1189 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

(Representative Christian now present.)

 

(Representative Turner now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1190

 

The chair laid out HB 1190 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1386

 

The chair laid out HB 1386 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 1386, 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; Oliveira; Smithee; Straus; Swinford (9).

 

Nays:                              None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:        None  (0).

 

Absent:                           None  (0).

 

HB 2848

 

The chair laid out HB 2848.

 

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1189

 

The chair laid out HB 1189 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 1189, 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; Hartnett; Smithee; Straus; Swinford (7).

 

Nays:                              Representative Oliveira (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:        Representative Turner  (1).

 

Absent:                           None  (0).

 

HB 1190

 

The chair laid out HB 1190 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 1190, 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:                              Representative Oliveira (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:        None  (0).

 

Absent:                           None  (0).

 

 HB 2344

 

The chair laid out HB 2344.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Christian in chair.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1893

 

The chair laid out HB 1893.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

(Representative King, Phil in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 5:39 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