The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

May 19, 2009

Upon first adjournment

House Chamber, Desk #7

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 19, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 11:49 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (12).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gallego; Jones; Oliveira (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 1228

 

The chair laid out SB 1228.

 

Representative Craddick moved that SB 1228, 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; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (12).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gallego; Jones; Oliveira  (3).

 

SB 1703

 

The chair laid out SB 1703.

 

Representative Solomons moved that SB 1703, 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; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (12).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gallego; Jones; Oliveira  (3).

 

SB 1732

 

The chair laid out SB 1732.

 

Representative Harless moved that SB 1732, 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; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (12).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gallego; Jones; Oliveira  (3).

 

SB 1913

 

The chair laid out SB 1913.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 1913, 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; Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford (9).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Cook; Harless (2).

 

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

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gallego; Jones; Oliveira  (3).

 

SB 2292

 

The chair laid out SB 2292.

 

Representative Geren moved that SB 2292, 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; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (10).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Craddick; Geren (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gallego; Jones; Oliveira  (3).

 

HR 1591

 

The chair laid out HR 1591.

 

(Representative Jones now present.)

 

Representative Swinford moved that HR 1591, 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; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gallego; Oliveira  (2).

 

SB 182

 

The chair laid out SB 182.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 182, 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; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Swinford (8).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Menendez; Farabee; Lucio III; Maldonado (4).

 

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

 

Absent:                          Representatives Gallego; Oliveira  (2).

 

At 11:59 a.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