The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

May 18, 2009

Upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk # 7

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 18, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 12:00 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (11).

 

Absent:              Representatives Menendez; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 331

 

The chair laid out SB 331.

 

Representative Swinford moved that SB 331, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester  (4).

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

SB 888

 

The chair laid out SB 888.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Craddick moved that SB 888, 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; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester  (4).

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

SB 1110

 

The chair laid out SB 1110.

 

Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Jones moved that SB 1110, 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; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester  (4).

 

SB 1145

 

The chair laid out SB 1145.

 

Representative Gallego moved that SB 1145, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester  (4).

 

SB 1320

 

The chair laid out SB 1320.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Jones moved that SB 1320, 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; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester  (4).

 

SB 1692

 

The chair laid out SB 1692.

 

Representative Cook moved that SB 1692, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester  (4).

 

 

SB 2236

 

The chair laid out SB 2236.

 

Representative Solomons moved that SB 2236, 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; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (11).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Menendez; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester  (4).

 

At 12:11 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