The House Committee on Ways & Means

80th Legislature

March 28, 2007

1:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 23, 2007 and a suspension of the five-day posting rule on March 28, 2007 to add HB 1976, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 1:08 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Flores; Paxton (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 142

 

The chair laid out HB 142 as pending business.

Representative Bonnen moved that HB 142, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Paxton  (2).

 

HB 216

 

The chair laid out HB 216 as pending business.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 216, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Pena (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Pitts (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Paxton  (2).

 

HB 1928

 

The chair laid out HB 1928 as pending business.

 

Representative Ritter moved that HB 1928, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Flores; Paxton  (2).

 

HB 358

 

The chair laid out HB 358 as pending business.

 

(Representative Paxton now present.)

 

Representative Paxton moved that HB 358, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Flores  (1).

 

HJR 37

 

The chair laid out HJR 37 as pending business.

 

Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HJR 37, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Flores  (1).

 

HB 1022

 

The chair laid out HB 1022 as pending business.

 

Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 1022, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Flores  (1).

 

HJR 54

 

The chair laid out HJR 54 as pending business.

 

Representative Pitts offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pitts moved that HJR 54, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Flores  (1).

 

HB 1929

 

The chair laid out HB 1929 as pending business.

 

Representative Bonnen offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bonnen moved that HB 1929, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Bonnen; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Flores  (1).

 

HB 2463

 

The chair laid out HB 2463.

 

The chair recognized Representative Van Arsdale to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Ritter in chair.)

 

Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Flores now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Van Arsdale to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1470

 

The chair laid out HB 1470.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Eissler to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1837

 

The chair laid out HB 1837.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1976

 

The chair laid out HB 1976.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3461

 

The chair laid out HB 3461.

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2994

 

The chair laid out HB 2994.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2196

 

The chair laid out HB 2196.

 

The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2167

 

The chair laid out HB 2167.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Keffer, Jim in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 11

 

The chair laid out HB 11.

 

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

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2147

 

The chair laid out HB 2147.

 

Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2593

 

The chair laid out HB 2593.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 5:50 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. Keffer, Jim, Chair

 

 

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Ky Ash, Clerk