The House Committee on Ways & Means

81st Legislature

April 8, 2009

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.010

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 3, 2009, and revised on April 3, 2009, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 12:05 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hilderbran; Paxton; Pena; Villarreal (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hartnett; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Taylor (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 413

 

The chair laid out HB 413.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3699

 

The chair laid out HB 3699.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Howard, Charlie now present.)

 

HB 702

 

The chair laid out HB 702.

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Heflin to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 752

 

The chair laid out HB 752.

 

The chair recognized Representative England to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative England to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1134

 

The chair laid out HB 1134.

 

The chair recognized Representative England to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative England to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 146

 

The chair laid out HB 146.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Todd to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2878, HJR91

 

The chair laid out HB2878, HJR91.

 

The chair recognized Representative Sheffield to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded for HB 2878.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Sheffield to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1004

 

The chair laid out HB 1004.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jones to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Jones to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HJR 78

 

The chair laid out HJR 78.

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Taylor now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1237

 

The chair laid out HB 1237.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to explain the measure.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Otto in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1770

 

The chair laid out HB 1770.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miklos to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2316

 

The chair laid out HB 2316.

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3222

 

The chair laid out HB 3222.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hancock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2276

 

The chair laid out HB 2276.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative King, Phil now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 313

 

The chair laid out SB 313, the companion to HB 1159, in lieu of the house bill.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Representative Oliveira offered an amendment to the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3111, HJR93

 

The chair laid out HB3111, HJR93.

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded for HB 3111.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Villarreal to close on the measure.

 

HB 3111 and HJR 93 were left pending without objection.

 

HB 3983

 

The chair laid out HB 3983.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Otto in chair.)

 

HB 4613

 

The chair laid out HB 4613.

 

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain the measure.

 

Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3477, HJR112

 

The chair laid out HB3477, HJR112.

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Oliveira in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Bolton to close on the measure.

 

HB 3477 and HJR 112 were left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Otto in chair.)

 

HB 2908

 

The chair laid out HB 2908.

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3765

 

The chair laid out HB 3765.

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to explain the measure.

 

Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Oliveira in chair.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Paxton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 3:41 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. Oliveira, Chair

 

 

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Carolyn Merchan Saegert, Clerk