The House Committee on State Affairs

82nd Legislature

May 17, 2011

During reading and referral of bills

JHR 140

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 17, 2011, and permission granted on May 17, 2011, 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 5:41 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 669

The chair laid out SB 669 as pending business.

(Representative Geren now present.)

Representative Turner moved that SB 669, 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; Frullo; Geren; Huberty; Oliveira; Turner (7).

Nays: Representatives Craddick; Hilderbran (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Gallego; Harless; Smithee; Solomons (4).

(Representative Solomons now present.)

(Representative Harless now present.)

SB 809

The chair laid out SB 809 as pending business.

Representative Menendez moved that SB 809, 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; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Gallego; Smithee (2).

SB 1219

The chair laid out SB 1219 as pending business.

Representative Frullo moved that SB 1219, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Huberty (1).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

SB 1270

The chair laid out SB 1270 as pending business.

Representative Harless moved that SB 1270, 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; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (12).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

SB 1605

The chair laid out SB 1605 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that SB 1605, 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; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (12).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

SB 1907

The chair laid out SB 1907 as pending business.

Representative Harless moved that SB 1907, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (12).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

SB 1910

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

The chair laid out SB 1910.

Representative Cook moved that SB 1910, 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; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (12).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

SB 1002

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

The chair laid out SB 1002.

The chair moved that SB 1002, 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 Cook; Menendez; Craddick; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (12).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

SB 661

The chair laid out SB 661 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the committee substitute to SB 661.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair 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; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (12).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

Representative Frullo 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; Huberty; Solomons; Turner (10).

Nays: Representatives Hilderbran; Oliveira (2).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

Representative Gallego offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

Representative Gallego offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment failed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Menendez; Gallego; Harless; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Turner (6).

Nays: Representatives Cook; Craddick; Frullo; Geren; Huberty (5).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Solomons (1).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the amendment.

The amendment to the amendment was adopted without objection.

The amendment, as amended failed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Cook; Menendez; Gallego; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Solomons (6).

Nays: Representatives Craddick; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Turner (6).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative Smithee (1).

Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the amendment.

The amendment to the amendment was adopted without objection.

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment failed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Craddick; Huberty; Solomons; Turner (4).

Nays: Representatives Cook; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Oliveira (5).

Present, Not Voting: Representative Menendez (1).

Absent: Representatives Gallego; Hilderbran; Smithee (3).

Representative Turner offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Menendez offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

Representative Harless offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Frullo moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment, as amended, to the committee substitute, offered by Representative Hilderbran failed. The motion to reconsider prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Cook; Menendez; Frullo; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons (7).

Nays: Representatives Craddick; Geren; Harless; Turner (4).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Gallego; Smithee (2).

The amendment, as amended, was adopted by the following record vote:

Ayes: Representatives Cook; Menendez; Frullo; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons (7).

Nays: Representatives Craddick; Geren; Harless; Turner (4).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Gallego; Smithee (2).

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

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Craddick moved that SB 661, 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; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (11).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Gallego; Smithee (2).

HCR 158

The chair laid out HCR 158.

The chair recognized Representative Hartnett to explain HCR 158.

HCR 158 was left pending without objection.

SB 1638

The chair laid out SB 1638.

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain SB 1638.

SB 1638 was left pending without objection.

SB 1638

The chair laid out SB 1638 as pending business.

Representative Menendez moved that SB 1638, 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 Cook; Menendez; Frullo; Geren; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Turner (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Craddick; Gallego; Harless; Smithee; Solomons (5).

HCR 158

The chair laid out HCR 158 as pending business.

Representative Oliveira moved that HCR 158, 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 Cook; Menendez; Frullo; Geren; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Turner (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Craddick; Gallego; Harless; Smithee; Solomons (5).

SB 899

The chair laid out SB 899.

The chair explained SB 899.

Representative Oliveira moved that SB 899, 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 Cook; Menendez; Frullo; Geren; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Turner (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Craddick; Gallego; Harless; Smithee; Solomons (5).

At 7:17 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