The House Committee on Ways & Means

81st Legislature

May 7, 2009

6:15 p.m.

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 7, 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 6:15 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Pena (8).

 

Absent:              Representatives Paxton; Taylor; Villarreal (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 4692

 

The chair laid out HB 4692 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Charlie moved that HB 4692, 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; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Pena (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Paxton; Taylor; Villarreal  (3).

 

(Representative Taylor now present.)

 

(Representative Paxton now present.)

 

HB4201

 

The chair laid out HB4201 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Howard, Charlie moved that HB4201, 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; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena (8).

 

Nays:                             Representative Taylor (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hilderbran  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

HB2878

 

The chair laid out HB2878 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Paxton moved that HB2878, 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; Otto; Bohac; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             Representative Howard, Charlie (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hartnett  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

HJR91

 

The chair laid out HJR91 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bohac moved that HJR91, 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; Otto; Bohac; Hilderbran; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (7).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Howard, Charlie; King, Phil (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Hartnett  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

HB3310

 

The chair laid out HB3310 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that HB3310, 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; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

HB4660

 

The chair laid out HB4660 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that HB4660, 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; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

At 6:31 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