The House Committee on Transportation
81st Legislature
April 9, 2009
upon final adjourn./recess
Agricultural Museum, 1W.14
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 9, 2009, and revised on April 9, 2009, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 12:27 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (8).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; Guillen; Smith, Todd (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 15
The chair laid out HB 15 as pending business.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 15, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; Guillen; Smith, Todd (3).
HB 1687
(Representative Guillen now present.)
The chair laid out HB 1687 as pending business.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that HB 1687, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; Smith, Todd (2).
HB 1972
(Representative Dunnam now present.)
The chair laid out HB 1972 as pending business.
Representative Phillips moved that HB 1972, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Smith, Todd (1).
HB 2201
The chair laid out HB 2201.
Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Merritt moved that HB 2201, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Smith, Todd (1).
HB 2738
The chair laid out HB 2738 as pending business.
Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 2738, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Smith, Todd (1).
HB 3097
The chair laid out HB 3097 as pending business.
Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 3097, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Smith, Todd (1).
HB 3517
The chair laid out HB 3517 as pending business.
Representative McClendon moved that HB 3517, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Smith, Todd (1).
HB 2589
The chair laid out HB 2589 as pending business.
Representative McClendon offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative McClendon moved that HB 2589, 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 Pickett; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Wayne (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Phillips; Guillen; Smith, Todd (3).
At 12:41 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. Pickett, Chair
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Brian O'Reilly, Clerk