The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

March 17, 2009

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 12, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 2:10 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).

 

Absent:              Representative Craddick (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 605

 

The chair laid out HB 605 as pending business.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 605, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Craddick  (1).

 

HB 1378

 

The chair laid out HB 1378 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 1378, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Turner, Sylvester  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Craddick  (1).

 

 

Discussion began and the Chair moved that HB 1378 to be sent to the Committee on Calendars.  There were no objections and the motion prevailed.

 

HB 1695

 

The chair laid out HB 1695 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 1695, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Craddick  (1).

 

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

 

 

 

HB 1783

 

The chair laid out HB 1783 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Geren moved that HB 1783, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Craddick  (1).

 

HB 1822

 

The chair laid out HB 1822 as pending business.

 

Representative Maldonado moved that HB 1822, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Craddick  (1).

 

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

 

 

HB 874

 

The chair laid out HB 874.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1022

 

The chair laid out HB 1022.

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 766

 

The chair laid out HB 766.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure on behalf of Representative Guillen.

 

 The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on the measure on behalf of Representative Guillen.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 405

 

The chair laid out HB 405.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harless to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Harless to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1246

 

The chair laid out HB 1246.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, John to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

Representative Menendez recognized high school students from his district who were visiting the Capitol.

 

HB 987

 

The chair laid out HB 987.

 

The chair recognized Representative Creighton to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Creighton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HJR 29

 

The chair laid out HJR 29.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1234

 

The chair laid out HB 1234.

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the measure.

 

Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

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

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 431

 

The chair laid out HB 431.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 432

 

The chair laid out HB 432.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

HB 1304

 

The chair laid out HB 1304.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

At 5:36 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