The House Committee on State Affairs
81st Legislature
May 20, 2009
upon lunch recess
House Chamber, Desk # 7
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 20, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 12:37 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (15).
Absent: None (0).
A quorum was present.
SB 1270
The chair laid out SB 1270.
Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that SB 1270, 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; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
SB 96
The chair laid out SB 96.
Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Menendez moved that SB 96, 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; Menendez; Farabee; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (7).
Nays: Representatives Craddick; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Swinford (6).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Cook; Gallego (2).
(Representative Cook now present.)
(Representative Gallego now present.)
SB 1327
The chair laid out SB 1327.
Representative Cook moved that SB 1327, 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; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (15).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 2154
The chair laid out SB 2154.
Representative Gallego moved that SB 2154, 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; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).
Nays: Representatives Jones; Oliveira (2).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 2565
The chair laid out SB 2565.
Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 2565, 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; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (15).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HCR 222
The chair laid out HCR 222.
Representative Jones moved that HCR 222, 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; Swinford (10).
Nays: Representatives Maldonado; Oliveira (2).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Menendez; Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (3).
Absent: None (0).
(Representative Menendez in chair.)
SB 1772
The chair laid out SB 1772.
Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Craddick objected to the committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted by a nonrecord vote.
Representative Geren moved that SB 1772, 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; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).
Nays: Representative Craddick (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Oliveira (1).
Absent: None (0).
(Representative Solomons in chair.)
HCR 50
The chair laid out HCR 50.
Representative Jones moved that HCR 50, 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; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Lucio III; Swinford (10).
Nays: Representatives Menendez; Gallego; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (5).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 541
The chair laid out SB 541.
Representative Menendez moved that SB 541, 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; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford (9).
Nays: Representatives Cook; Craddick; Harless; Jones; Turner, Sylvester (5).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Hilderbran (1).
At 12:50 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