The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

82nd Legislature

March 17, 2011

8:00 a.m.

E2.012

CORRECTED MINUTES

On April 14, 2011, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs held on March 17, 2011. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 11, 2011, revised 3 times on March 11, 2011, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 8:07 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Pickett; Sheffield; Berman; Farias; Flynn; Landtroop; Perry; Scott; and Taylor, Van.

A quorum was present.

HB 973

The chair laid out HB 973.

The chair recognized Representative Kleinschmidt to explain HB 973.

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

The chair recognized Representative Kleinschmidt to close on HB 973.

HB 973 was left pending without objection.

HB 1096

The chair laid out HB 1096.

The chair recognized Representative Farias to explain HB 1096.

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

The chair recognized Representative Farias to close on HB 1096.

HB 1096 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Pickett out of chair.)

(Representative Sheffield in chair.)

HB 83

The chair laid out HB 83.

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain HB 83.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on HB 83.

HB 83 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Sheffield out of chair)

(Representative Pickett in chair)

HB 282

The chair laid out HB 282.

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain HB 282.

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

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on HB 282.

HB 282 was left pending without objection.

HB 559

The chair laid out HB 559 as pending business.

Representative Farias offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Flynn moved that HB 559, 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 Pickett; Sheffield; Berman; Farias; Flynn; Landtroop; Perry; Scott; Taylor, Van (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

HB 447

The chair laid out HB 447 as pending business.

Representative Taylor, Van moved that HB 447, 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 Pickett; Sheffield; Berman; Farias; Flynn; Landtroop; Perry; Scott; Taylor, Van (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

HB 475

The chair laid out HB 475 as pending business.

Representative Sheffield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Berman offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection. (Amendment 1)

Representative Taylor, Van offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The committee amendment was adopted without objection. (Amendment 2)

Representative Scott offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection. (Amendment 3)

Representative Landtroop offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection. (Amendment 4)

The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without objection.

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

Representative Sheffield moved that HB 475 be reported as substituted 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 Pickett; Sheffield; Berman; Farias; Flynn; Landtroop; Perry; Scott; Taylor, Van (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: None (0).

HB 635

The chair laid out HB 635 as pending business.

HB 635 was left pending without objection.

At 9:37 a.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. Pickett, Chair

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Leigh Lauderdale, Clerk