The House Committee on Transportation
81st Legislature
May 20, 2009
8:00 a.m.
E1.018
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 19, 2009, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 8:13 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Guillen; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).
Absent: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon (4).
A quorum was present.
The chair directed that the May 12, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Transportation be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection. The chair directed that the May 14, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Transportation be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.
SB 52
The chair laid out SB 52 as pending business.
Representative Guillen offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Guillen moved that SB 52, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon (4).
SB 129
The chair laid out SB 129 as pending business.
Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Phillips moved that SB 129, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon (4).
SB 448
The chair laid out SB 448 as pending business.
Representative Smith, Wayne moved that SB 448, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon (4).
SB 521
The chair laid out SB 521 as pending business.
Representative Merritt moved that SB 521, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon (4).
SB 1984
The chair laid out SB 1984 as pending business.
Representative Smith, Todd moved that SB 1984, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon (4).
SB 480
The chair laid out SB 480 as pending business.
Representative Callegari moved that SB 480, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon (4).
SB 505
The chair laid out SB 505 as pending business.
(Representative Davis now present.)
(Representative Harper-Brown now present.)
Representative Callegari moved that SB 505, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives McClendon; Dunnam (2).
SJR 18
The chair laid out SJR 18 as pending business.
Representative Callegari moved that SJR 18, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives McClendon; Dunnam (2).
SB 581
The chair laid out SB 581 as pending business.
Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that SB 581, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 882
The chair laid out SB 882.
Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Smith, Todd moved that SB 882, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 883
The chair laid out SB 883 as pending business.
Representative Phillips moved that SB 883, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 952
The chair laid out SB 952 as pending business.
Representative Merritt moved that SB 952, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 970
The chair laid out SB 970 as pending business.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that SB 970, 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; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Callegari; Smith, Wayne (2).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 1350
The chair laid out SB 1350 as pending business.
Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that SB 1350, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 1353
The chair laid out SB 1353 as pending business.
Representative Smith, Wayne moved that SB 1353, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 1382
The chair laid out SB 1382 as pending business.
Representative Merritt moved that SB 1382, 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; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 1389
The chair laid out SB 1389 as pending business.
Representative Merritt moved that SB 1389, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd (6).
Nays: Representatives Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Smith, Wayne (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 1426
The chair laid out SB 1426 as pending business.
(Representative McClendon now present.)
Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Callegari offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Smith, Todd moved that SB 1426, 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; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (8).
Nays: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Merritt (2).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Dunnam (1).
SB 1609
The chair laid out SB 1609 as pending business.
Representative Callegari moved that SB 1609, 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 1759
The chair laid out SB 1759 as pending business.
Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Phillips moved that SB 1759, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Dunnam (1).
SB 2096
The chair laid out SB 2096.
Representative McClendon offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Phillips moved that SB 2096, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Dunnam (1).
SB 2569
The chair laid out SB 2569 as pending business.
Representative Guillen offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Guillen moved that SB 2569, 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; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB1615
The chair laid out SB1615 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
SB 897
The chair laid out SB 897 as pending business.
Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that SB 897, 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; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (8).
Nays: Representative Merritt (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon (2).
SB 2017
The chair laid out SB 2017 as pending business.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that SB 2017, 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; Smith, Wayne (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd (4).
SB 1616
The chair laid out SB 1616 as pending business.
(Representative Smith, Todd now present.)
Representative Harper-Brown moved that SB 1616, 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; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon; Merritt (3).
At 9:01 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. Pickett, Chair
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Brian O'Reilly, Clerk