The House Committee on Technology, Economic Development & Workforce

81st Legislature

May 14, 2009

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk # 137

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 14, 2009, the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development & Workforce met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Strama, at 12:25 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Rodriguez (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Harless; Ritter (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 1600

 

The chair laid out SB 1600.

 

Representative Strama offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Harless now present.)

 

Representative Eissler moved that SB 1600, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

SB 108

 

The chair laid out SB 108 as pending business.

 

Representative Strama offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 108, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Button (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

SB 783

 

The chair laid out SB 783 as pending business.

 

Representative Gattis moved that SB 783, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

SB 1833

 

The chair laid out SB 1833.

 

Representative Strama offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Eissler moved that SB 1833, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

At 12:30 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. Strama, Chair

 

 

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Laurie McAnally, Clerk