The House Committee on Business & Industry

82nd Legislature

April 28, 2011

5:00 p.m.

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 28, 2011, and receiving permission on April 28, 2011 to meet while the house is in session, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 5:21 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 2611

Representative Workman moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Miller, Sid moved to reconsider the vote by which the substitute to HB 2611 was adopted. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Miller, Sid offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Workman moved that HB 2611, 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; Bohac; Garza; Miller, Sid; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Orr; Giddings (2).

HB 1347

The chair laid out HB 1347 as pending business.

Representative Workman offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Workman moved that HB 1347, 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 Deshotel; Bohac; Garza; Miller, Sid; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Orr; Giddings (2).

(Representative Giddings now present.)

HB 1639

The chair laid out HB 1639 as pending business.

Representative Miller, Sid moved that HB 1639, 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; Giddings; Miller, Sid; Quintanilla; Solomons (5).

Nays: Representatives Garza; Workman (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Orr; Bohac (2).

(Representative Bohac now present.)

SB 328

The chair laid out SB 328.

Representative Workman moved that SB 328, 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; Garza; Giddings; Miller, Sid; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Orr (1).

SB 1496

The chair laid out SB 1496.

Representative Workman moved that SB 1496, 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; Bohac; Garza; Giddings; Miller, Sid; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Orr (1).

SB 1568

The chair laid out SB 1568.

Representative Workman moved that SB 1568, 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; Garza; Giddings; Miller, Sid; Quintanilla; Solomons; Workman (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Orr (1).

At 5:30 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