The House Committee on State Affairs

83rd Legislature

May 2, 2013

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 2, 2013, and permission granted on May 2, 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 6:58 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HCR 44

The chair laid out HCR 44 as pending business.

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Oliveira moved that HCR 44, 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; Harless; Huberty; Menéndez; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Craddick; Frullo (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Hilderbran; Smithee (3).

HB 3738

The chair laid out HB 3738 as pending business.

(Representative Geren now present.)

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

Representative Menéndez moved that HB 3738, 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; Geren; Harless; Menéndez; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Craddick; Frullo; Hilderbran; Huberty (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Smithee (1).

HB 2364

The chair laid out HB 2364 as pending business.

Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Harless moved that HB 2364, 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; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Oliveira (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Menéndez; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (4).

HB 3302

The chair laid out HB 3302 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3302, 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; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira (8).

Nays:                           Representative Farrar (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Menéndez; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (4).

SB 121

The chair laid out SB 121.

SB 121 was left pending without objection.

At 7:06 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