The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

April 14, 2009

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

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 9, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 2:13 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford (12).

 

Absent:              Representatives Geren; Maldonado; Turner, Sylvester (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 431

 

The chair laid out HB 431 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gallego moved that HB 431, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Maldonado  (2).

 

HB 576

 

The chair laid out HB 576 as pending business.

 

Representative Farabee offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 576, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Maldonado  (2).

 

HB 623

 

The chair laid out HB 623 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 623, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Maldonado  (2).

 

HB 957

 

The chair laid out HB 957 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Maldonado now present.)

 

Representative Solomons moved that HB 957, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             Representative Oliveira (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Geren  (1).

 

HB 1109

 

The chair laid out HB 1109 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 1109, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Geren  (1).

 

 

HB 1234

 

The chair laid out HB 1234 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 1234, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Geren  (1).

 

 

HB 1246

 

The chair laid out HB 1246 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 1246, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (12).

 

Nays:                             Representative Cook (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

HB 1815

 

The chair laid out HB 1815 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee members discussed the bill.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2044

 

The chair laid out HB 2044 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee members discussed the bill.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 2502

 

The chair laid out HB 2502 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 2502, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (12).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran; Jones  (3).

 

(Representative Jones now present.)

 

Representative Jones was not present for the voting of HB 2502, but he stated that if he were, he would have voted for HB 2502.

 

 

HB 2619

 

The chair laid out HB 2619 as pending business.

 

Representative Swinford offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Menendez moved that HB 2619, as amended, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (12).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Cook; Geren; Hilderbran  (3).

 

(Representative Cook now present.)

 

 

HB 2987

 

The chair laid out HB 2987 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons moved that HB 2987, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

HB 3545

 

The chair laid out HB 3545 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 3545, as amended, 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; Harless; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (11).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Craddick; Jones (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

HB 2521

 

The chair laid out HB 2521 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons moved that HB 2521, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

HB 2909

 

The chair laid out HB 2909 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 2909, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

SB 745

 

The chair laid out SB 745.

 

Representative Swinford moved that SB 745, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

HB 2820

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 2820 was reported.  The motion prevailed without objection.  The chair laid out HB 2820. The chair withdrew the committee amendment without objection.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 2820, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

 

 

HB 1234

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 1234 was reported.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Lucio III moved that HB 1234, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

 

HB 2521

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 2521 was reported.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Solomons moved that HB 2521, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:            Representatives Geren; Hilderbran  (2).

 

 

HB 3325

 

The chair laid out HB 3325.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

(Representative Geren now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hughes to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 34

 

The chair laid out HB 34.

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Leibowitz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1677

 

The chair laid out HB 1677.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, W. to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, W. to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4414

 

The chair laid out HB 4414.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

HB 3522

 

The chair laid out HB 3522.

 

The chair recognized Representative Ortiz to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Ortiz to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4489

 

The chair laid out HB 4489.

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute and then the committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Eiland to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

HB 4261

 

The chair laid out HB 4261.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 4682

 

The chair laid out HB 4682.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1400

 

The chair laid out HB 1400.

 

The chair recognized Representative Christian to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Christian to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4207

 

The chair laid out HB 4207.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons 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 Giddings to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3633

 

The chair laid out HB 3633.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1604

 

The chair laid out HB 1604.

 

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

 

Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3544

 

The chair laid out HB 3544.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4133

 

The chair laid out HB 4133.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4644

 

The chair laid out HB 4644.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1904

 

The chair laid out HB 1904.

 

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

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1900

 

The chair laid out HB 1900.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 10:39 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