The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

81st Legislature

March 31, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.028

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 26, 2009, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzalez Toureilles, at 8:09 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Brown, Betty; Crabb (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 4031

 

The chair laid out HB 4031.

 

Representative Anderson offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2038

 

The chair laid out HB 2038.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the measure.

 

 The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4245

 

The chair laid out HB 4245.

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the measure.

 

Representative Brown, Betty offered an amendment to the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2528

 

The chair laid out HB 2528.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2527

 

The chair laid out HB 2527.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3330

 

The chair laid out HB 3330.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 378

 

The chair laid out HB 378.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Sid to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until final adjournment/recess, or if permission is granted by the House, until the reading and referral of bills.

 

Upon receiving permission to meet while the House is in session during the reading and referral of bills, the committee reconvened at 12:46 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzalez Toureilles. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Heflin (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hardcastle; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 378

 

The chair laid out HB 378 as pending business.

 

(Representative Hardcastle now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Sid to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Anderson in chair.)

 

(Representative Rios Ybarra now present.)

 

(Representative Gonzalez Toureilles in chair.)

 

(Representative Swinford now present.)

 

(Representative Kleinschmidt now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Sid to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3429

 

The chair laid out HB 3429.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the measure.

 

Representative Anderson offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2318, HB 2366

 

The chair laid out HB 2318, HB 2366

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measures.

 

Representative Anderson offered a complete committee substitute for HB 2366.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measures.

 

The committee substitute for HB 2366 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bills were left pending without objection.

 

HB 865

 

The chair laid out HB 865.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

Representative Kleinschmidt offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4002

 

The chair laid out HB 4002.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Anderson in chair.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Gonzalez Toureilles in chair.)

 

HB 4006

 

The chair laid out HB 4006.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hardcastle to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Anderson in chair.)

 

HB 4284

 

The chair laid out HB 4284.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3143

 

The chair laid out HB 3143.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Gonzalez Toureilles in chair.)

 

At 5:36 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. Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair

 

 

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Jim Terrell, Clerk