The House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform

83rd Legislature

April 29, 2013

11:30 a.m.

E2.020

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 29, 2013, the House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Harper-Brown, at 11:30 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Harper-Brown; Perry; Stephenson; Taylor, Van; and Turner, Scott.

A quorum was present.

HB 595

The chair laid out HB 595.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 595 was left pending without objection.

HB 87

The chair laid out HB 87.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 87, 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 Harper-Brown; Perry; Capriglione; Stephenson; Taylor, Van; Turner, Scott (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Vo (1).

HB 2336

The chair laid out HB 2336.

The chair moved that HB 2336, 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 Harper-Brown; Perry; Capriglione; Stephenson; Taylor, Van; Turner, Scott (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Vo (1).

The chair directed that the April 8, 2013 minutes for the House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

HB 595

The chair laid out HB 595 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Vo now present.)

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 595, 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 Harper-Brown; Perry; Capriglione; Stephenson; Taylor, Van; Vo (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Turner, Scott (1).

At 12:12 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. Harper-Brown, Chair

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Krista Heiden, Clerk