The House Committee on Ways & Means
80th Legislature
May 7, 2007
upon lunch recess
House Chamber, Desk 108
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 7, 2007, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 12:17 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena (6).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Flores; Pitts (3).
A quorum was present.
SB 242
The chair laid out SB 242, the companion to HB 593.
Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Pena 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; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Flores; Pitts (3).
SB 377
The chair laid out SB 377, the companion to HB 1015.
Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Ritter moved that SB 377, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Flores; Pitts (3).
SB 1087
The chair laid out SB 1087, the companion to HB 1868.
Representative Otto moved that SB 1087, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Flores; Pitts (3).
SB 1615
The chair laid out SB 1615, the companion to HB 3278.
Representative Ritter moved that SB 1615, 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; Paxton; Pena (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Davis, Yvonne (1).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Flores; Pitts (3).
SB 1617
The chair laid out SB 1617, the companion to HB 3461.
Representative Otto moved that SB 1617, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Flores; Pitts (3).
SB 1886
The chair laid out SB 1886, the companion to HB 3320.
Representative Otto moved that SB 1886, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bonnen; Flores; Pitts (3).
At 12:23 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