The House
Committee on Ways & Means
82nd Legislature
May 6, 2011
4:00 p.m.
3W.15
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 6, 2011 and permission granted on May 6, 2011 to meet while the House was in Session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hilderbran, at 4:00 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Murphy;
Ritter; and Woolley.
A quorum was present.
(Representative Lyne now present.)
HB 472
The chair laid out HB 472.
Representative Murphy moved that HB 472,
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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Woolley (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Martinez
Fischer; Villarreal (2).
(Representative Villarreal now present.)
HJR 48
The chair laid out HJR 48.
Representative Murphy moved that HJR 48,
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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 1056
The chair laid out HB 1056.
Representative Villarreal offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Lyne moved that HB 1056, 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
Hilderbran; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter; Villarreal; Woolley (7).
Nays: Representative Elkins
(1).
Present,
Not Voting: Representatives Otto;
Christian (2).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 3120
The chair laid out HB 3120.
Representative Elkins offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 3120, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 3479
The chair laid out HB 3479.
Representative Christian offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Lyne moved that HB 3479, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
HB 3704
The chair laid out HB 3704.
Representative Villarreal moved that HB 3704,
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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
SB 449
The chair laid out SB 449.
Representative Lyne moved that SB 449, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
SJR 16
The chair laid out SJR 16.
Representative Lyne moved that SJR 16, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
SB 551
The chair laid out SB 551.
Representative Murphy moved that SB 551, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
SB 977
The chair laid out SB 977.
Representative Gonzalez, Naomi moved that
SB 977, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
SB 1505
The chair laid out SB 1505.
Representative Otto moved that SB 1505, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
SB 803
The chair laid out SB 803.
Representative Murphy offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Murphy moved that SB 803, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
SB 804
The chair laid out SB 804.
Representative Murphy offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Murphy moved that SB 804, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
SB 1385
The chair laid out SB 1385.
Representative Lyne moved that SB 1385, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Ritter;
Villarreal; Woolley (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Martinez
Fischer (1).
The chair directed that the April 28, 2011 minutes
for the House Committee on Ways & Means be corrected. The corrected minutes
were authorized without objection.
At 4:29 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. Hilderbran, Chair
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Carolyn Merchan Saegert, Clerk