The House Committee on Business & Industry
81st Legislature
May 5, 2009
8:30 p.m.
3W.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2009, and being granted permission to meet while the house is in session, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 8:38 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Deshotel; Elkins; England; Gattis; Giddings; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (9).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Miller, Sid (2).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Christian now present.)
SB 747
The chair laid out SB 747 as pending business.
Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Elkins moved that SB 747, 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; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Miller, Sid (1).
SB 1701
The chair laid out SB 1701.
Representative Elkins moved that SB 1701, 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; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Miller, Sid (1).
At 8:43 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