The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

81st Legislature

May 4, 2009

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk #76

 

 

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2009, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Corte, at 12:09 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Corte; Chavez; Edwards; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Turner, Chris (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Vaught; Pickett (2).

 

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

 

 

HB3890

 

The chair laid out HB3890 as pending business.

 

Representative Chavez moved that HB3890, 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 Corte; Chavez; Edwards; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Turner, Chris (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Pickett  (2).

 

 

 

 

 

HB1550

 

The chair laid out HB1550 as pending business.

 

Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farias moved that HB1550, 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 Corte; Chavez; Edwards; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Turner, Chris (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Pickett  (2).

 

 

 

Representative Edwards moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

 

 

Representative Farias moved that HB 1550, 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 Chavez; Edwards; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Turner, Chris (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Corte  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Pickett  (2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB833

 

The chair laid out SB833 as pending business.

 

Representative Turner, Chris moved that SB833, 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 Corte; Chavez; Edwards; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Turner, Chris (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Pickett  (2).

 

 

 

 

SB847

 

The chair laid out SB847 as pending business.

 

Representative Maldonado moved that SB847, 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 Corte; Chavez; Edwards; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Turner, Chris (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Pickett  (2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB1940

 

The chair laid out SB1940, the companion to HB2689.

 

Representative Ortiz, Jr. moved that SB1940, 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 Corte; Chavez; Edwards; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Turner, Chris (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Pickett  (2).

 

 

 

 

SB2163

 

The chair laid out SB2163, the companion to HB4020.

 

Representative Chavez moved that SB2163, 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 Corte; Chavez; Edwards; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Turner, Chris (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Vaught; Pickett  (2).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 12:17 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. Corte, Chair

 

 

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Teri Avery, Clerk