The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

April 30, 2009

Upon lunch recess

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 30, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 12:21 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Cook; Geren; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Hilderbran; Maldonado; Turner, Sylvester (7).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

HB 3633

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3633 as substituted was reported favorably on April 27, 2009. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection. The chair laid out HB 3633.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 3633, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Hilderbran; Maldonado  (6).

 

HB 970

 

The chair laid out HB 970 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 970, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Hilderbran; Maldonado  (6).

 

HB 1904

 

The chair laid out HB 1904 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Solomons moved that HB 1904, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado  (7).

 

HB 2520

 

The chair laid out HB 2520 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 2520, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Solomons; Cook; Geren; Lucio III; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Harless (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Oliveira  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado  (7).

 

HB 2670

 

The chair laid out HB 2670 as pending business.

 

Representative Geren moved that HB 2670, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado  (7).

 

HB 3249

 

The chair laid out HB 3249 as pending business.

 

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 3249, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Maldonado  (6).

 

 

HB 3431

 

The chair laid out HB 3431 as pending business.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Cook moved that HB 3431, 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; Cook; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Geren  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Maldonado  (6).

 

HB 3631

 

The chair laid out HB 3631 as pending business.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 3631, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Maldonado  (6).

 

HB 3691

 

The chair laid out HB 3691 as pending business.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 3691, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Maldonado  (6).

 

HB 4107

 

The chair laid out HB 4107 as pending business.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 4107, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Oliveira (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Maldonado  (6).

 

 

HB 4261

 

The chair laid out HB 4261 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Cook moved that HB 4261, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Swinford (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Maldonado  (6).

 

HCR 119

 

The chair laid out HCR 119 as pending business.

 

Representative Geren moved that HCR 119, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Maldonado  (6).

 

SB 1071

 

The chair laid out SB 1071.

 

Representative Solomons moved that SB 1071, 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; Cook; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Jones; Maldonado  (6).

 

At 12:44 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