The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

May 8, 2009

Upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk 7

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 12:11 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (11).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gallego; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 751

 

The chair laid out HB 751 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 751, 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; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gallego; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira  (4).

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

HB 5

 

The chair laid out HB 5 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Maldonado now present.)

 

Representative Craddick moved that HB 5, 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; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Maldonado; Turner, Sylvester (8).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Cook; Farabee; Geren; Swinford (4).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Jones  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lucio III; Oliveira  (2).

 

HB 276

 

The chair laid out HB 276 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Craddick moved that HB 276, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Swinford (9).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Menendez; Gallego (2).

 

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

 

Absent:                          Representatives Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira  (3).

 

At 12:19 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