The House Committee on Business & Industry

81st Legislature

April 28, 2009

3:00 p.m.

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 28, 2009, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 3:20 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; England; Giddings; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gattis; Keffer; Miller, Sid (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 1569

 

The chair laid out SB 1569.

 

Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that SB 1569, 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; England; Giddings; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (6).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Christian; Orr (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Keffer; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

HB 3993

 

The chair laid out HB 3993 as pending business.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB 3993, 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; Christian; England; Giddings; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Keffer; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

HB 4526

 

The chair laid out HB 4526 as pending business.

 

Representative England offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative England moved that HB 4526, 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; Christian; England; Giddings; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Keffer; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

HB 3059

 

The chair recalled HB 3059 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB 3059, 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; Christian; England; Giddings; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Keffer; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

HB 2014

 

The chair recalled HB 2014 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Christian offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 2014, 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; Christian; England; Giddings; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Keffer; Miller, Sid; Orr  (4).

 

HB 3441

 

The chair recalled HB 3441 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB 3441, 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; Christian; England; Giddings; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Keffer; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

HB 3443

 

The chair recalled HB 3443 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Orr moved that HB 3443, 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; Christian; England; Giddings; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gattis; Keffer; Miller, Sid  (3).

 

The chair directed that the April 17, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Business & Industry be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

At 3:34 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