The House Committee on Business & Industry

82nd Legislature

April 20, 2011

Upon lunch recess

Desk # 47

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 20, 2011, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 1:02 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 2254

The chair laid out HB 2254 as pending business.

Representative Workman offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 2254, 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 Deshotel; Orr; Bohac; Giddings; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

HB 2098

The chair laid out HB 2098 as pending business.

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 2098, 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; Bohac; Giddings; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Orr (1).

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

HB 2393

The chair laid out HB 2393 as pending business.

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 2393, 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 Deshotel; Orr; Bohac; Giddings; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

HB 3483

The chair laid out HB 3483 as pending business.

Representative Orr moved that HB 3483, 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; Giddings; Quintanilla; Workman (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Solomons (1).

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

SB 748

The chair laid out SB 748.

Representative Orr offered amendment #1 to the measure.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

Representative Orr offered amendment #2 to the measure.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

Representative Orr moved that SB 748, as amended, 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; Giddings; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 889

The chair laid out SB 889.

Representative Orr moved that SB 889, 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; Giddings; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 892

The chair laid out SB 892.

Representative Orr moved that SB 892, 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; Giddings; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1187

The chair laid out SB 1187.

Representative Orr moved that SB 1187, 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 Deshotel; Orr; Bohac; Giddings; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

At 1:11 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