The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

March 3, 2009

2:00 p.m.

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on February 26, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 2:07 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Maldonado; Swinford (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Lucio III; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

(Representative Craddick now present.)

 

HB 895

 

The chair laid out HB 895.

 

The chair recognized Representative Orr to explain the measure.

 

Representative Craddick offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Jones now present.)

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Orr to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 463

 

The chair laid out HB 463.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eissler to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair on behalf of Representative Eissler closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 403

 

The chair laid out HB 403.

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

(Representative Farabee now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 605

 

The chair laid out HB 605.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure on behalf of Representative Farabee.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 3:56 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. Solomons, Chair

 

 

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Lesley French, Clerk