The House Committee on Business & Industry

81st Legislature

May 5, 2009

Upon Recess

Desk # 47

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2009, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 4:43 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 472

 

The chair laid out SB 472.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that SB 472, 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; Gattis; Giddings; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

SB 2481

 

The chair laid out SB 2481.

 

Representative Gattis moved that SB 2481, 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; Gattis; Giddings; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

HB 3960

 

The chair laid out HB 3960 as pending business.

 

Representative Christian offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Christian moved that HB 3960, 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; Gattis; Giddings; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

SB 1449

 

The chair laid out SB 1449 as pending business.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that SB 1449, 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; Gattis; Giddings; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

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

 

(Representative Orr now present.)

 

SB 1699

 

The chair laid out SB 1699.

 

Representative Elkins moved that SB 1699, 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; Christian; England; Gattis; Giddings; Orr; Quintanilla (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Turner, Sylvester  (1).

 

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

 

At 4:53 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