The House Committee on Business & Industry

81st Legislature

April 7, 2009

upon final adjourn./recess

Desk # 47

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 7, 2009, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 12:59 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Deshotel; Elkins; Gattis; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Christian; England; Giddings; Miller, Sid (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1787

 

The chair recalled HB 1787 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 1787, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Gattis; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; England; Giddings; Miller, Sid  (4).

 

HB 655

 

The chair recalled HB 655 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gattis moved that HB 655, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Gattis; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; England; Giddings; Miller, Sid  (4).

 

HB 669

 

The chair recalled HB 669 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gattis moved that HB 669, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Gattis; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; England; Giddings; Miller, Sid  (4).

 

HB 673

 

The chair recalled HB 673 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Keffer moved that HB 673, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Gattis; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; England; Giddings; Miller, Sid  (4).

 

(Representative Giddings now present.)

 

HB 2360

 

The chair recalled HB 2360 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Gattis moved that HB 2360, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Gattis; Giddings; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Keffer (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; England; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

HB 2577

 

The chair recalled HB 2577 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Gattis moved that HB 2577, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Gattis; Giddings; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; England; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

 

HB 4010

 

The chair laid out HB 4010 as pending business.

 

Representative Gattis moved that HB 4010, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Gattis; Giddings; Keffer; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Orr (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; England; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

At 1:10 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. Deshotel, Chair

 

 

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Ben Fitzgibbons, Clerk