The House Committee on State Affairs

82nd Legislature

May 6, 2011

3:00 p.m.

3W.15

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 6, 2011, and permission granted to meet while the house is in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 3:04 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Craddick; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; and Smithee.

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 943

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair laid out SB 943.

 

(Representative Menendez now present.)

 

The chair moved that SB 943, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Smithee (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gallego; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (5).

 

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

 

HB 1729

 

The chair laid out HB 1729.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Huberty moved that HB 1729, 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; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gallego; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (4).

 

HB 3247

 

The chair laid out HB 3247.

 

Representative Huberty offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Huberty moved that HB 3247, 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; Craddick; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee (7).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Menendez; Frullo (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gallego; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (4).

 

HB 3252

 

The chair laid out HB 3252.

 

Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Harless moved that HB 3252, 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; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gallego; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (4).

 

HB 3801

 

The chair laid out HB 3801.

 

Representative Frullo moved that HB 3801, 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; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gallego; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (4).

 

SB 652

 

The chair laid out SB 652.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Harless moved that SB 652, 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; Craddick; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Gallego; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (5).

 

SB 809

 

The chair laid out SB 809.

 

SB 809 was left pending without objection.

 

At 3:16 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