The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

April 28, 2009

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

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 5:40 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Geren; Hilderbran; Jones; Swinford (8).

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

(Representative Harless now present.)

 

 

HB 5

 

The chair laid out HB 5.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

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

 

(Representative Lucio III now present.)

 

(Representative Maldonado now present.)

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to close on the measure.

 

(Representative Craddick now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3943

 

The chair laid out HB 3943.

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Charlie to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Howard, Charlie to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

 

HB 4140

 

The chair laid out HB 4140.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HJR 119

 

The chair laid out HJR 119.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 2670

 

The chair laid out HB 2670.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3691

 

The chair laid out HB 3691.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure on behalf of Representative Deshotel.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3631

 

The chair laid out HB 3631.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Farabee to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1543

 

The chair laid out HB 1543.

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Callegari to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3431

 

The chair laid out HB 3431.

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez 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 Menendez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 4107

 

The chair laid out HB 4107.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure on behalf of Representative Chisum.

 

Representative Solomons 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 Chisum.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3782

 

The chair laid out HB 3782.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gallego to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 970

 

The chair laid out HB 970.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HCR 119

 

The chair laid out HCR 119.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 10:53 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