The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

March 10, 2009

2:00 p.m.

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 5, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 2:05 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford (9).

 

Absent:              Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Hilderbran; Jones; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (6).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

HB 783

 

The chair laid out HB 783.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Jones now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pickett to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 751

 

The chair laid out HB 751.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 230

 

The chair laid out HB 230.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Craddick now present.)

 

(Representative Menendez now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1374

 

The chair laid out HB 1374.

 

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Anderson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1378

 

The chair laid out HB 1378.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

HB 1783

 

The chair laid out HB 1783.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1822

 

The chair laid out HB 1822.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

HB 1182

 

The chair laid out HB 1182.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Farabee in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to close on the measure.

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1463

 

The chair laid out HB 1463.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1464

 

The chair laid out HB 1464.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 631

 

The chair laid out HB 631.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 632

 

The chair laid out HB 632.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1695

 

The chair laid out HB 1695.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Sylvester to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 7:26 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