The House Committee on Business & Industry

81st Legislature

May 8, 2009

11:15 a.m.

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 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 11:31 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Deshotel; Elkins; England; Gattis; Orr; Turner, Sylvester (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Miller, Sid; Quintanilla (5).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 3186

 

The chair recalled HB 3186 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gattis moved that HB 3186, as substituted, 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; England; Gattis; Orr; Quintanilla (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Miller, Sid; Turner, Sylvester  (5).

 

SB 1918

 

The chair laid out SB 1918.

 

Representative England moved that SB 1918, 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; England; Gattis; Orr; Quintanilla (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Miller, Sid; Turner, Sylvester  (5).

 

SB 1919

 

The chair laid out SB 1919.

 

Representative England moved that SB 1919, 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; England; Gattis; Orr; Quintanilla (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Miller, Sid; Turner, Sylvester  (5).

 

SB 2121

 

The chair laid out SB 2121.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that SB 2121, 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; Gattis; Orr; Quintanilla (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Miller, Sid; Turner, Sylvester  (5).

 

SB 1717

 

The chair laid out SB 1717.

 

Representative England moved that SB 1717, 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; England; Gattis; Orr; Quintanilla (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Miller, Sid; Turner, Sylvester  (5).

 

HB 4693

 

The chair laid out HB 4693 as pending business.

 

Representative Orr offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Orr moved that HB 4693, 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; Gattis; Orr; Quintanilla (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Miller, Sid; Turner, Sylvester  (5).

 

At 11:41 a.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