The House Committee on Business & Industry

83rd Legislature

April 23, 2013

1:30 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.014

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 18, 2013, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 4:46 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Oliveira; Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie; Walle; and Workman.

A quorum was present.

HB 3803

The chair laid out HB 3803 as pending business.

Representative Workman offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Workman moved that HB 3803, 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; Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie; Walle; Workman (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bohac; Villalba (2).

(Representative Villalba now present.)

HB 3351

The chair laid out HB 3351 as pending business.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie moved that HB 3351, 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 Oliveira; Rodriguez, Eddie; Villalba; Walle (4).

Nays:                           Representative Workman (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bohac; Orr (2).

(Representative Orr now present.)

Representative Bohac requested that it be put in the minutes that had he been present for the vote, he would have voted against the measure.

HB 3576

The chair laid out HB 3576 as pending business.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie moved that HB 3576, 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 Oliveira; Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie; Villalba; Walle; Workman (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Bohac (1).

SB 849

The chair laid out SB 849.

The chair moved that SB 849, 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; Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie; Villalba; Walle; Workman (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Bohac (1).

(Representative Bohac now present.)

SB 1286

The chair laid out SB 1286.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Workman moved that SB 1286, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie; Villalba; Walle; Workman (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3547

The chair laid out HB 3547 as pending business.

Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Bohac moved that HB 3547, 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 Oliveira; Bohac; Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie; Villalba; Walle; Workman (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3803

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

Representative Workman moved that HB 3803, 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 Oliveira; Orr; Rodriguez, Eddie; Walle; Workman (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Bohac; Villalba (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1988

The chair laid out HB 1988.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Perry to explain HB 1988.

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

The chair closed on HB 1988 on behalf of Representative Perry.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1988 was left pending without objection.

HB 3750

The chair laid out HB 3750.

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain HB 3750.

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

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on HB 3750.

HB 3750 was left pending without objection.

HB 1933

The chair laid out HB 1933.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Allen to explain HB 1933.

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

The chair recognized Representative Allen to close on HB 1933.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1933 was left pending without objection.

HB 2696

The chair laid out HB 2696.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Johnson to explain HB 2696.

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

The chair recognized Representative Johnson to close on HB 2696.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2696 was left pending without objection.

SB 848

The chair laid out SB 848.

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Sarah to explain SB 848.

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

The chair recognized Senator Carona to close on SB 848.

SB 848 was left pending without objection.

SB 381

The chair laid out SB 381.

The chair explained SB 381.

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

The chair closed on SB 381.

SB 381 was left pending without objection.

HB 3726

The chair laid out HB 3726.

The chair recognized Representative Orr to explain HB 3726 on behalf of Representative Turner, Sylvester.

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

The chair recognized Representative Orr to close on HB 3726 on behalf of Representative Turner, Sylvester.

HB 3726 was left pending without objection.

SB 630

The chair laid out SB 630.

The chair recognized Representative Naishtat to explain SB 630.

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

SB 630 was left pending without objection.

At 7:28 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