The House Committee on Business & Industry

Subcommittee on TRCC, Property and Landlord &Tenant Issues

81st Legislature

March 31, 2009

10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 26, 2009, the House Committee on Business & Industry, Subcommittee on TRCC, Property and Landlord &Tenant Issues, met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gattis, at 12:44 p.m.

 

Present:           Representatives Gattis; Christian; Deshotel (3).

 

Absent:            Representatives England; Miller, Sid (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 4397

 

The chair laid out HB 4397.

 

Representative Christian offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 311

 

The chair laid out HB 311.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1635

 

The chair laid out HB 1635.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

(Representative England now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3629

 

The chair laid out HB 3629.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1653

 

The chair laid out HB 1653.

 

The Chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Veasey to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2243

 

The chair laid out HB 2243.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Gattis in chair.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2095

 

The chair laid out HB 2095.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2223

 

The chair laid out HB 2223.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2577

 

The chair laid out HB 2577.

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2824

 

The chair laid out HB 2824.

 

Representative England offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

 

HB 3551

 

The chair laid out HB 3551.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2695

 

The chair laid out HB 2695.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3348

 

The chair laid out HB 3348.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3349

 

The chair laid out HB 3349.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Gattis in chair.)

 

At 8:38 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. Gattis, Chair

 

 

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Ben Fitzgibbons, Clerk