The House Committee on Business & Industry

82nd Legislature

March 7, 2011

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.016

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 2, 2011, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on March 3, 2011 to allow the committee to hear H.B. 1196 and H.B. 1228, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 2:33 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Deshotel; Orr; Bohac; Garza; Quintanilla; Solomons; and Workman.

A quorum was present.

HB 521

The chair laid out HB 521 as pending business.

Representative Orr moved that HB 521, 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 Deshotel; Orr; Bohac; Garza; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Giddings; Miller, Sid (2).

HB 989

The chair laid out HB 989.

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to explain HB 989.

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

(Representative Miller, Sid now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Kolkhorst to close on HB 989.

HB 989 was left pending without objection.

HB 912

The chair laid out HB 912.

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain HB 912.

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

(Representative Orr in chair.)

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

(Representative Giddings now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on HB 912.

HB 912 was left pending without objection.

HB 1196

The chair laid out HB 1196.

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain HB 1196.

(Representative Orr in chair.)

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

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on HB 1196.

HB 1196 was left pending without objection.

HB 1228

The chair laid out HB 1228.

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain HB 1228.

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

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on HB 1228.

HB 1228 was left pending without objection.

HB 366

The chair laid out HB 366.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Orr to explain HB 366.

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

The chair recognized Representative Orr to close on HB 366.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 366 was left pending without objection.

HB 1429

The chair laid out HB 1429.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained HB 1429.

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

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1429 was left pending without objection.

At 6:32 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. Deshotel, Chair

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Benjamin Fitzgibbons, Clerk