The House Committee on Calendars

83rd Legislature

April 19, 2013

9:30 a.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 19, 2013, and permission granted on April 19, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Calendars met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hunter, at 9:30 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Hunter; Alonzo; Alvarado; Branch; Button; Cook; Davis, Sarah; Eiland; Geren; Kuempel; and Miller, Doug.

A quorum was present.

Representative Miller, Doug moved to place the following measures: 

on the Major State Calendar for Wednesday, April 24, 2013:  HB 3361.

on the General State Calendar for Wednesday, April 24, 2013:  HB 870, HB 2623, HB 2684.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Hunter; Alonzo; Alvarado; Branch; Button; Cook; Davis, Sarah; Eiland; Geren; Kuempel; Miller, Doug (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Lucio III; Crownover; Frullo; Giddings (4).

Representative Alvarado moved to place the following measures: 

on the Major State Calendar for Thursday, April 25, 2013:  HB 2198.

on the General State Calendar for Thursday, April 25, 2013:  HB 317, HB 459, HB 685, HB 688, HB 696, HB 773, HB 1294, HB 1494, HB 1739, HB 1973, HB 2137, HB 2302, HB 2392, HB 2571.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Hunter; Alonzo; Alvarado; Branch; Button; Cook; Davis, Sarah; Eiland; Geren; Kuempel; Miller, Doug (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Lucio III; Crownover; Frullo; Giddings (4).

Representative Cook moved to place the following measures: 

on the Emergency Calendar for Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10:00am:  HB 1025.

on the General State Calendar for Friday, April 26, 2013:  HB 654, HB 897, HB 916, HB 2058, HB 2439, HB 2763.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Hunter; Alonzo; Alvarado; Branch; Button; Cook; Davis, Sarah; Eiland; Geren; Kuempel; Miller, Doug (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Lucio III; Crownover; Frullo; Giddings (4).

Pursuant to House Rule 3, Section 4(2), and House Rule 6, Section 16(f), the House Committee on Calendars proposes the following rule governing floor consideration of HB 1025:

Section 1. All original amendments that will be offered during second reading consideration of the bill must be filed with the chief clerk by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23rd.

Section 2. (a) During second and third reading consideration of the bill, any amendment that adds or increases an item of appropriation in the bill is not in order unless the amendment contains an equal or greater reduction in one or more items of appropriation in the bill from the fund or funds against which the appropriation is to be certified.

(b) The provisions of this section do not apply to an amendment that makes an adjustment in an item of appropriations solely to correct a technical clerical error.

Representative Branch moved to adopt the proposed rule for floor consideration on HB 1025. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Hunter; Branch; Button; Cook; Davis, Sarah; Geren; Kuempel; Miller, Doug (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Alonzo; Alvarado; Eiland (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Lucio III; Crownover; Frullo; Giddings (4).

Representative Kuempel moved to place the following measures: 

on the Major State Calendar for Monday, April 29, 2013:  SB 202.

on the General State Calendar for Monday, April 29, 2013:  HB 939, HB 996, HB 1863, HB 2836, HB 3188.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Hunter; Alonzo; Alvarado; Branch; Button; Cook; Davis, Sarah; Eiland; Geren; Kuempel; Miller, Doug (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Lucio III; Crownover; Frullo; Giddings (4).

Representative Alonzo moved to place the following measures: 

on the General State Calendar for Tuesday, April 30, 2013:  HB 1372, HB 1551, HB 2961, HB 3176.

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Hunter; Alonzo; Alvarado; Branch; Button; Cook; Davis, Sarah; Eiland; Geren; Kuempel; Miller, Doug (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:            Representatives Lucio III; Crownover; Frullo; Giddings (4).

Representative Branch moved that the following measures not be placed on the calendar at this time:  HB 299, HB 408, HB 450, HB 516, HB 2391.

The motion prevailed without objection.

At 9:41 a.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. Hunter, Chair

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Jennifer Welch, Clerk