The House
Committee on Higher Education
82nd Legislature
March 24, 2011
Upon final adjourn./recess
House Chamber, Desk # 94
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on
March 24, 2011, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Branch, at 11:55 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Johnson; and Lewis.
A quorum was present.
HB 2631
The chair laid out HB 2631.
(Representative Howard, Donna now present.)
The chair, Representative Branch, explained
HB 2631.
Representative Branch moved that HB 2631,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Patrick,
Diane (1).
HB 2909
The chair laid out HB 2909.
(Representative Patrick, Diane now present.)
The chair, Representative Branch, explained
HB 2909.
Representative Branch moved that HB 2909,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick,
Diane (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1341
The chair laid out HB 1341 as pending business.
Representative Branch moved that HB 1341,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick,
Diane (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 736
The chair laid out HB 736 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Branch moved that HB 736, 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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick,
Diane (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 723
The chair laid out HB 723 as pending business.
Representative Branch moved that HB 723,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick,
Diane (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 650
The chair laid out HB 650 as pending business.
Representative Branch moved that HB 650,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick,
Diane (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 399
The chair laid out HB 399 as pending business.
Representative Branch moved that HB 399,
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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick,
Diane (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 34
The chair laid out HB 34 as pending business.
Representative Howard, Donna offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Branch moved that HB 34, 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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick,
Diane (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1206
The chair laid out HB 1206 as pending business.
Representative Patrick, Diane offered an amendment
to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the
amendment into a committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Branch moved that HB 1206, 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
Branch; Castro; Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick,
Diane (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
At 12:05 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. Branch, Chair
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Dustin Meador, Clerk