The House Committee on State Affairs

82nd Legislature

May 4, 2011

15 minutes after final adjournment/recess

JHR 140

CORRECTED MINUTES

On May 12, 2011, the House Committee on State Affairs authorized the correction of the minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on State Affairs held on May 4, 2011. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 29, 2011, revised on May 3, 2011, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 4, 2011, to allow the House Committee on State Affairs to meet to consider SB 661, SB 1504 and SB 1613, the committee met in a public hearing on May 4, 2011, and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 10:10 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; and Solomons.

A quorum was present.

SB 375

The chair laid out SB 375.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Smithee now present.)

Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Solomons (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Turner (2).

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Huberty moved that SB 375, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Solomons (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Turner (2).

SB 602

The chair laid out SB 602.

Representative Menendez moved that SB 602, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Solomons (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Turner (2).

SB 943

The chair laid out SB 943.

Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Menendez moved that SB 943, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Solomons (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Turner (2).

SB 1217

The chair laid out SB 1217.

Representative Frullo moved that SB 1217, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Solomons (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Turner (2).

SB 1338

The chair laid out SB 1338.

Representative Harless moved that SB 1338, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Solomons (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Turner (2).

SB 1504

The chair laid out SB 1504.

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain SB 1504.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on SB 1504.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 1504 was left pending without objection.

SB 1693

The chair laid out SB 1693.

Representative Menendez moved that SB 1693, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Solomons (10).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Oliveira; Smithee; Turner (3).

The chair directed that the April 19, 2011 minutes for the House Committee on State Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

SB 1613

The chair laid out SB 1613.

The chair recognized Representative Brown to explain SB 1613.

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

The chair recognized Representative Brown to close on SB 1613.

SB 1613 was left pending without objection.

SB 661

The chair laid out SB 661.

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain SB 661.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

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

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on SB 661.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 661 was left pending without objection.

HB 532

The chair laid out HB 532.

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to explain HB 532.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Lewis to close on HB 532.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 532 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Cook in chair.)

At 11:45 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. Cook, Chair

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk