The House Committee on Ways & Means

80th Legislature

April 30, 2007

upon lunch recess

House Chamber (Desk 108)

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 30, 2007, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 12:02 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

Absent:              Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1524

 

The chair laid out HB 1524 as pending business.

 

Representative Bonnen offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bonnen moved that HB 1524, 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; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HB 1868

 

The chair laid out HB 1868 as pending business.

 

(Representative Flores now present.)

 

Representative Ritter moved that HB 1868, 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; Flores; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Davis, Yvonne  (1).

 

HB 2186

 

The chair laid out HB 2186 as pending business.

 

Representative Ritter moved that HB 2186, 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; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HB 2324

 

The chair laid out HB 2324 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 2324, 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; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HB 2436

 

The chair laid out HB 2436 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 2436, 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; Paxton; Pena (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Pitts (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HB 2496

 

The chair laid out HB 2496 as pending business.

 

Representative Bonnen offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bonnen moved that HB 2496, 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; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HB 2868

 

The chair laid out HB 2868 as pending business.

 

Representative Paxton moved that HB 2868, 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; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HB 3667

 

The chair laid out HB 3667 as pending business.

 

Representative Pena offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB 3667, 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; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HJR 5

 

The chair laid out HJR 5 as pending business.

 

Representative Bonnen offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bonnen moved that HJR 5, 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; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HJR 81

 

The chair laid out HJR 81 as pending business.

 

Representative Bonnen moved that HJR 81, 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; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores  (2).

 

HB 2744

 

The chair laid out HB 2744 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 2744, 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; Pena (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores; Paxton; Pitts  (4).

 

At 12:17 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