The House Committee on Ways & Means

81st Legislature

May 22, 2009

7:00 p.m.

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 22, 2009, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 7:02 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Oliveira; Otto; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Villarreal (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Bohac; Howard, Charlie; Pena; Taylor (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 1247

 

The chair laid out SB 1247.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that SB 1247, 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; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Bohac; Howard, Charlie; Pena; Taylor  (4).

 

SB 2148

 

The chair laid out SB 2148.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that SB 2148, 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; Otto; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Villarreal (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Bohac; Howard, Charlie; Pena; Taylor  (4).

 

At 7:06 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