The House Committee on State Affairs

83rd Legislature

March 7, 2013

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 7, 2013, and permission granted on March 7, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 11:00 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Craddick; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Oliveira; and Smithee.

A quorum was present.

HB 408

The chair laid out HB 408 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Frullo moved that HB 408, 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 Cook; Craddick; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Oliveira; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Hilderbran; Turner, Sylvester (3).

HB 432

The chair laid out HB 432 as pending business.

Representative Huberty moved that HB 432, 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 Cook; Craddick; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Oliveira; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Hilderbran; Turner, Sylvester (3).

HB 812

The chair laid out HB 812 as pending business.

Representative Harless moved that HB 812, 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 Cook; Craddick; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Oliveira; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Hilderbran; Turner, Sylvester (3).

HB 898

The chair laid out HB 898 as pending business.

Representative Huberty moved that HB 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 Cook; Craddick; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Oliveira; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Hilderbran; Turner, Sylvester (3).

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

HB 941

The chair laid out HB 941 as pending business.

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 941, 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 Cook; Craddick; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Hilderbran (2).

HB 1600

The chair laid out HB 1600 as pending business.

Representative Menéndez moved that HB 1600, 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 Cook; Craddick; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Hilderbran (2).

At 11:07 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. Cook, Chair

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk