The House Committee on Ways & Means
80th Legislature
May 2, 2007
upon lunch recess
House Chamber, Desk 108
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 2, 2007, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 12:06 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Flores (2).
A quorum was present.
HJR 93
The chair laid out HJR 93 as pending business.
Representative Paxton offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Bonnen now present.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Paxton moved that HJR 93, 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: Representative Davis, Yvonne (1).
Absent: Representative Flores (1).
SB 242
The chair laid out SB 242, the companion to HB 593.
Representative Ritter offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Ritter moved that SB 242, 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).
SB 796
The chair laid out SB 796, the companion to HB 1976.
Representative Bonnen offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Bonnen moved that SB 796, 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).
SB 812
The chair laid out SB 812, the companion to HB 2186.
Representative Bonnen moved that SB 812, 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).
SB 1264
The chair laid out SB 1264, the companion to HB 3546.
Representative Ritter moved that SB 1264, 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; Pitts (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Flores; Pena (3).
(Representative Pena now present.)
HB 2240
The chair laid out HB 2240 as pending business.
Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Pitts moved that HB 2240, 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).
At 12:11 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