The House
Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
82nd Legislature
March 24, 2011
8:00 a.m.
E2.012
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 18, 2011, the
House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a public hearing and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 8:06 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Pickett; Berman; Farias; Flynn; Landtroop; Perry; Scott; and
Taylor, Van.
A quorum was present.
HB 1509
The chair laid out HB 1509.
(Representative Sheffield now present.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
HB 1509 was left pending without objection.
HB 282
The chair laid out HB 282 as pending business.
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain
HB 282.
Representative Taylor, Van moved that HB 282,
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; Flynn; Landtroop; Perry; Taylor, Van (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Farias;
Scott (2).
HB 2624
The
chair laid out HB 2624.
The
chair recognized Representative Sheffield to explain HB 2624.
The
chair offered a complete committee substitute.
Testimony
taken/registration recorded. (See
attached witness list.)
The
chair recognized Representative Sheffield to close on HB 2624.
The
committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
HB 2624 was left pending without objection.
HB 2247
The chair laid out HB 2247.
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain
HB 2247.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close
on HB 2247.
HB 2247 was left pending without objection.
At 9:56 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