The House Committee on Business & Industry

83rd Legislature

March 19, 2013

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.014

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 14, 2013, and permission granted on March 19, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 12:25 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Oliveira; Bohac; Villalba; Walle; and Workman.

A quorum was present.

HB 35

The chair laid out HB 35 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Workman moved that HB 35, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Villalba; Walle; Workman (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

HB 333

The chair laid out HB 333 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Villalba moved that HB 333, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Villalba; Walle; Workman (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

HB 680

The chair laid out HB 680 as pending business.

Representative Walle moved that HB 680, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Villalba; Walle; Workman (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

(Representative Orr now present.)

HB 1158

The chair laid out HB 1158 as pending business.

Representative Villalba moved that HB 1158, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Orr; Villalba; Walle; Workman (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Rodriguez, Eddie (1).

HB 1581

The chair laid out HB 1581.

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain HB 1581.

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

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to close on HB 1581.

HB 1581 was left pending without objection.

HB 1940

The chair laid out HB 1940.

The chair recognized Representative Orr to explain HB 1940.

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

The chair recognized Representative Orr to close on HB 1940.

HB 1940 was left pending without objection.

HB 1624

The chair laid out HB 1624.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Cortez to explain HB 1624.

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

The chair recognized Representative Cortez to close on HB 1624.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1624 was left pending without objection.

HB 855

The chair laid out HB 855.

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain HB 855.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on HB 855.

HB 855 was left pending without objection.

HB 991

The chair laid out HB 991.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Carter to explain HB 991.

(Representative Rodriguez, Eddie now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Carter to close on HB 991.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 991 was left pending without objection.

HB 1649

The chair laid out HB 1649.

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to explain HB 1649 on behalf of  Representative Raymond.

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

The chair recognized Representative Bohac to close on HB 1649 on behalf of  Representative Raymond.

HB 1649 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Bohac in chair.)

HB 1928

The chair laid out HB 1928.

Representative Orr offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain HB 1928.

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

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on HB 1928.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1928 was left pending without objection.

HB 1929

The chair laid out HB 1929.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to explain HB 1929.

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

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on HB 1929.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1929 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Oliveira in chair.)

At 2:40 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. Oliveira, Chair

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Benjamin Fitzgibbons, Clerk