The House Committee on State Affairs

83rd Legislature

May 1, 2013

1:00 p.m.

JHR 140

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 26, 2013, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 30, 2013, and permission granted on May 1, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 7:35 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 259

The chair laid out SB 259.

The chair explained SB 259.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair closed on SB 259.

SB 259 was left pending without objection.

SB 583

The chair laid out SB 583.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained SB 583.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

The chair closed on SB 583.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 583 was left pending without objection.

HJR 122

The chair laid out HJR 122.

The chair recognized Representative Branch to explain HJR 122.

The chair recognized Representative Branch to close on HJR 122.

HJR 122 was left pending without objection.

HB 2692

The chair laid out HB 2692.

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain HB 2692.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Huberty now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Huberty in chair.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair closed on HB 2692.

HB 2692 was left pending without objection.

SB 1195

The chair laid out SB 1195.

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Sarah to explain SB 1195.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Sarah to close on SB 1195.

SB 1195 was left pending without objection.

HB 3575

The chair laid out HB 3575.

The chair recognized Representative Fallon to explain HB 3575.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Giddings now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Smithee now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Fallon to close on HB 3575.

HB 3575 was left pending without objection.

HCR 44

The chair laid out HCR 44.

(Representative Cook in chair.)

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to explain HCR 44.

The chair also recognized the joint author, Representative Villalba to explain HCR 44.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Anchia to close on HCR 44.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HCR 44 was left pending without objection.

HCR 114

The chair laid out HCR 114.

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain HCR 114.

(Representative Turner, Sylvester in chair.)

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on HCR 114.

HCR 114 was left pending without objection.

SB 1457

The chair laid out SB 1457.

The chair recognized Representative Frullo to explain SB 1457.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Frullo to close on SB 1457.

SB 1457 was left pending without objection.

SB 410

The chair laid out SB 410.

The chair recognized Representative Huberty to explain SB 410.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Workman to close on SB 410.

(Representative Cook in chair.)

SB 410 was left pending without objection.

SB 770

The chair laid out SB 770.

SB 770 was left pending without objection.

SB 583

The chair laid out SB 583 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Cook; Giddings; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Hilderbran; Menéndez; Oliveira (4).

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Frullo moved that SB 583, 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; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Hilderbran; Menéndez; Oliveira (4).

SB 259

The chair laid out SB 259 as pending business.

Representative Huberty moved that SB 259, 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; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Hilderbran; Menéndez; Oliveira (4).

HB 3688

The chair laid out HB 3688 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3688, 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; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Hilderbran; Menéndez; Oliveira (4).

HCR 58

The chair laid out HCR 58 as pending business.

Representative Huberty offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that HCR 58, 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; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           Representative Farrar (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Hilderbran; Menéndez; Oliveira (4).

SB 1364

The chair laid out SB 1364, companion to HB 711.

Representative Harless moved that SB 1364, 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; Turner, Sylvester (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Geren; Smithee (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Hilderbran; Menéndez; Oliveira (4).

HB 524

The chair laid out HB 524 as pending business.

Representative Frullo offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Frullo moved that HB 524, 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; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Hilderbran; Menéndez; Oliveira (4).

At 10:21 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