The House Committee on State Affairs

82nd Legislature

May 18, 2011

3:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 18, 2011, and permission granted on May 18, 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 3:34 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

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SB 760

The chair laid out SB 760 as pending business.

Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Craddick now present.)

Representative Menendez moved that SB 760, 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; Hilderbran; Huberty; Solomons (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Harless; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner (4).

SJR 26

The chair laid out SJR 26 as pending business.

Representative Menendez moved that SJR 26, 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; Hilderbran; Huberty; Solomons (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Harless; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner (4).

SB 937

The chair laid out SB 937 as pending business.

Representative Gallego moved that SB 937, 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; Hilderbran; Huberty; Solomons (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives Harless; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner (4).

SB 855

The chair laid out SB 855.

The chair explained SB 855.

(Representative Smithee now present.)

Representative Craddick moved that SB 855, 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; Geren; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee (8).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1069

The chair laid out SB 1069.

The chair explained SB 1069.

SB 1069 was left pending without objection.

SB 1068

The chair laid out SB 1068.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained SB 1068.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Turner now present.)

Representative Geren moved that SB 1068, 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; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Turner (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 1069

The chair laid out SB 1069 as pending business.

Representative Menendez moved that SB 1069, 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; Geren; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Turner (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

SB 365

The chair laid out SB 365.

The chair explained SB 365.

Representative Huberty moved that SB 365, 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; Geren; Hilderbran; Huberty; Smithee; Turner (9).

Nays: None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

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

At 3:51 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