The House Committee on Ways & Means

81st Legislature

May 2, 2009

12:30 p.m.

3W.9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 2, 2009 and given permission to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 12:40 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 2459

 

The chair laid out HB 2459 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 2459, 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 Oliveira; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Bohac, Hartnett  (2).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB3956

 

The chair laid out HB3956 as pending business.

 

Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that HB3956, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Pena (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Taylor (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Paxton  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB 4781

 

The chair laid out HB 4781 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that HB 4781, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB 4433

 

The chair laid out HB 4433 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that HB 4433, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB 4106

 

The chair laid out HB 4106 as pending business.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that HB 4106, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB 2980

 

The chair laid out HB 2980 as pending business.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that HB 2980, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB589

 

The chair laid out HB589 as pending business.

 

Representative Pena moved that HB589, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Pena (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Paxton; Taylor  (2).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB 2284

 

The chair laid out HB 2284 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 2284, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB 1221

 

The chair laid out HB 1221 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

 

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB 1221, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

HB 4429

 

The chair laid out HB 4429 as pending business.

 

Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that HB 4429, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Otto; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

The chair directed that the April 22, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Ways & Means be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1:00 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