The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

83rd Legislature

April 23, 2013

Upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk # 11

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 23, 2013, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Menéndez, at 4:23 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Menéndez; Sheffield, Ralph; Collier; Frank; Miller, Rick; Moody; and Schaefer.

A quorum was present.

The chair directed that the March 14, 2013 minutes for the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

HB 2562

The chair laid out HB 2562 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2562 was left pending without objection.

HB 2990

The chair laid out HB 2990 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Moody moved that HB 2990, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Menéndez; Collier; Moody (3).

Nays:                           Representatives Sheffield, Ralph; Frank; Miller, Rick; Schaefer (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farias; Zedler (2).

HB 2028

The chair laid out HB 2028 as pending business.

Representative Sheffield, Ralph moved that HB 2028, 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 Menéndez; Sheffield, Ralph; Collier; Frank; Miller, Rick; Moody; Schaefer (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farias; Zedler (2).

HB 2029

The chair laid out HB 2029 as pending business.

Representative Miller, Rick moved that HB 2029, 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 Menéndez; Sheffield, Ralph; Collier; Frank; Miller, Rick; Moody; Schaefer (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farias; Zedler (2).

HB 3545

The chair laid out HB 3545 as pending business.

Representative Collier moved that HB 3545, 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 Menéndez; Sheffield, Ralph; Collier; Miller, Rick; Moody (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Frank; Schaefer (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farias; Zedler (2).

SB 10

The chair laid out SB 10, the companion to HB 3545.

Representative Collier moved that SB 10, 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 Menéndez; Sheffield, Ralph; Collier; Miller, Rick; Moody (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Frank; Schaefer (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farias; Zedler (2).

SB 898

The chair laid out SB 898, the companion to HB 2392.

Representative Moody moved that SB 898, 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 Menéndez; Sheffield, Ralph; Collier; Frank; Miller, Rick; Moody (6).

Nays:                           Representative Schaefer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farias; Zedler (2).

At 4:44 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. Menéndez, Chair

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Jessica Balladares-Bennett, Clerk