The House Committee on Transportation

81st Legislature

May 12, 2009

upon dinner recess

House Chamber, Desk # 15

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On May 20, 2009, the House Committee on Transportation authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Transportation held on May 12, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 12, 2009, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 6:33 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Absent:              Representative Dunnam (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

 SB 263

 

The chair laid out SB 263.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Callegari moved that SB 263, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

SB 316

 

The chair laid out SB 316.

 

Representative McClendon moved that SB 316, 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; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dunnam; Merritt  (2).

 

SB 294

 

The chair laid out SB 294 as pending business.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Guillen moved that SB 294, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Guillen (3).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Harper-Brown; Smith, Wayne (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative McClendon  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Merritt; Smith, Todd  (5).

 

SB 294

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Callegari now present.)

 

(Representative Merritt now present.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd now present.)

 

 

SB 375

 

The chair laid out SB 375.

 

Representative Phillips moved that SB 375, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam  (2).

 

SB 589

 

The chair laid out SB 589.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Harper-Brown moved that SB 589, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam  (2).

 

SB 713

 

The chair laid out SB 713.

 

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

 

Representative Guillen moved that SB 713, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

 

SB 1356

 

The chair laid out SB 1356.

 

Representative McClendon moved that SB 1356, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam  (3).

 

SB 1383

 

The chair laid out SB 1383.

 

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

 

(Representative Callegari now present.)

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that SB 1383, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

SB 1431

 

The chair laid out SB 1431.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Phillips moved that SB 1431, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

SB 1507

 

The chair laid out SB 1507.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Phillips moved that SB 1507, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

SB 2110

 

The chair laid out SB 2110.

 

Representative Phillips moved that SB 2110, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam  (2).

 

SB 2378

 

The chair laid out SB 2378.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Harper-Brown moved that SB 2378, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam  (2).

 

SB 520

 

The chair laid out SB 520.

 

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 334

 

The chair laid out SB 334 as pending business.

 

Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that SB 334, 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, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

SB 1093

 

The chair laid out SB 1093 as pending business.

 

Representative McClendon moved that SB 1093, 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, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

SB 1218

 

The chair laid out SB 1218 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Todd moved that SB 1218, 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, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

SB 348

 

The chair laid out SB 348 as pending business.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1367

 

The chair laid out SB 1367.

 

Representative Guillen moved that SB 1367, 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; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dunnam; Merritt  (2).

 

SB 17

 

The chair laid out SB 17 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Davis, Yvonne offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Guillen offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Merritt offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that SB 17, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dunnam; Merritt  (2).

 

 

 

 

At 6:57 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