The House Committee on State Affairs

83rd Legislature

March 21, 2013

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 21, 2013, and permission granted on March 21, 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 12:02 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Giddings; Farrar; Frullo; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; and Turner, Sylvester.

A quorum was present.

HB 160

The chair laid out HB 160 as pending business.

Representative Menéndez moved that HB 160, 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; Giddings; Farrar; Frullo; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Geren; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Smithee (5).

HB 535

The chair laid out HB 535 as pending business.

Representative Giddings moved that HB 535, 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; Giddings; Farrar; Frullo; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Geren; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Smithee (5).

HB 2391

The chair laid out HB 2391 as pending business.

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 2391, 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; Giddings; Farrar; Frullo; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Geren; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Smithee (5).

HB 2472

The chair laid out HB 2472 as pending business.

Representative Frullo moved that HB 2472, 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; Giddings; Farrar; Frullo; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Geren; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Smithee (5).

HJR 42

The chair laid out HJR 42 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Menéndez moved that HJR 42, 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; Giddings; Farrar; Frullo; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Geren; Hilderbran; Oliveira; Smithee (5).

At 12:08 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. Cook, Chair

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk