The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures

82nd Legislature

April 26, 2011

11:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 21, 2011, and a suspension of the five-day posting rule on April 26, 2011, and being granted permission on April 26, 2011 to meet while the house was in session at 4 p.m., the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hamilton, at 4:08 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Hamilton; Quintanilla; Driver; Geren; Gutierrez; Harless; Kuempel; and Menendez.

A quorum was present.

HB 1480

The chair laid out HB 1480.

Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain HB 1480.

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

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to close on HB 1480.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1480 was left pending without objection.

SB 1630

The chair laid out SB 1630.

Representative Quintanilla moved that SB 1630, 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 Hamilton; Quintanilla; Driver; Geren; Gutierrez; Harless; Kuempel; Menendez (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Thompson (1).

SB 747

The chair laid out SB 747.

Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Quintanilla moved that SB 747, 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 Hamilton; Quintanilla; Driver; Geren; Gutierrez; Harless; Kuempel; Menendez (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Thompson (1).

HB 1793

The chair laid out HB 1793.

Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that HB 1793, 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 Hamilton; Quintanilla; Driver; Geren; Gutierrez; Harless; Kuempel; Menendez (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Thompson (1).

HJR 147

The chair laid out HJR 147.

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained HJR 147.

The chair closed on HJR 147.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HJR 147 was left pending without objection.

At 4:40 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. Hamilton, Chair

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Jeff Madden, Clerk