The House Committee on Higher Education

82nd Legislature

March 28, 2011

Upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk # 94

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 28, 2011, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Branch, at 1:58 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Branch; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; and Patrick, Diane.

A quorum was present.

HB 33

The chair laid out HB 33 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that HB 33, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Castro; Alonzo (2).

HB 743

The chair laid out HB 743 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that HB 743, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis (6).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Castro; Alonzo; Patrick, Diane (3).

(Representative Patrick, Diane now present.)

HB 992

The chair laid out HB 992 as pending business.

Representative Branch moved that HB 992, 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 Branch; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Castro; Alonzo (2).

HB 1000

The chair laid out HB 1000 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Branch moved that HB 1000, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Castro; Alonzo (2).

HB 1495

The chair laid out HB 1495 as pending business.

Representative Branch moved that HB 1495, 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; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Castro; Alonzo (2).

HB 2433

The chair laid out HB 2433 as pending business.

Representative Branch moved that HB 2433, 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 Branch; Bonnen; Brown; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (7).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Castro; Alonzo (2).

At 2:10 p.m., on the motion of Representative Branch 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