The House Committee on Business & Industry

Subcommittee on Consumer and Employee Issues

81st Legislature

April 8, 2009

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

JHR 110

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 2009, and revised to add HB 2544, HB 2547, HB 2815 and HB 4637 by an announcement made on the house floor on April 7, 2009, the House Committee on Business & Industry, Subcommittee on Consumer and Employee Issues, met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 12:38 p.m.

 

Present:           Representatives Giddings; Deshotel; Turner, Sylvester (3).

 

Absent:            Representatives Orr; Quintanilla (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 3128

 

The chair laid out HB 3128.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Orr now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2014

 

The chair laid out HB 2014.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Vo to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Vo to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

 

HB 3547

 

The chair laid out HB 3547.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3624

 

The chair laid out HB 3624.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2544

 

The chair laid out HB 2544.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2547

 

The chair laid out HB 2547.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

HB 2815

 

The chair laid out HB 2815.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Giddings in chair.)

 

HB 4637

 

The chair laid out HB 4637.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

 

HB 3186

 

The chair laid out HB 3186.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester 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 3042

 

The chair laid out HB 3042.

 

The chair offered amendment # 1 to the measure.

 

The chair offered amendment # 2 to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farias to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farias to close on the measure.

 

Amendment # 1 was withdrawn without objection.

 

Amendment # 2 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3155

 

The chair laid out HB 3155.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2706

 

The chair laid out HB 2706.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 2:58 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