The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

81st Legislature

April 21, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.028

 

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 18, 2009, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzalez Toureilles, at 8:30 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (8).

 

Absent:              Representative Heflin (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 4578

 

The chair laid out HB 4578 as pending business.

 

Representative Anderson offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Anderson moved that HB 4578, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Heflin  (1).

 

SB 684

 

The chair laid out SB 684, the companion to HB 1715.

 

Representative Swinford moved that SB 684, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Heflin  (1).

 

(Representative Anderson in chair.)

 

SB 768

 

The chair laid out SB 768.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzalez Toureilles to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Heflin now present.)

 

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

 

Representative Swinford moved that SB 768, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

(Representative Gonzalez Toureilles in chair.)

 

At 8:42 a.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