The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

May 5, 2009

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

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 30, 2009 and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 5, 2009 to add HB 4263, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 9:08 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Maldonado now present.)

 

(Representative Lucio III now present.)

 

HB 395

 

The chair laid out HB 395.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jones to explain the measure on behalf of Representative Hartnett.

 

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

 

(Representative Craddick now present.)

 

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1110

 

The chair laid out SB 1110.

 

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The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.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.

 

SB 1810 & SJR 36

 

The chair laid out SB 1810 & SJR 36.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3510

 

The chair laid out HB 3510.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 3512

 

The chair laid out HB 3512.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 HB 4419

 

The chair laid out HB 4419.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dunnam to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

HB 4263

 

The chair laid out HB 4263.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure on behalf of Representative Turner.

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure on behalf of Representative Turner.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

At 10:04 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