The House Committee on Ways & Means

83rd Legislature

May 9, 2013

2:30 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 9, 2013, and permission granted on May 9, 2013, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hilderbran, at 2:39 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Hilderbran; Bohac; Eiland; Gonzalez, Naomi; and Martinez Fischer.

A quorum was present.

SB 359

The chair laid out SB 359.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Eiland moved that SB 359, as substituted, 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 Hilderbran; Bohac; Eiland; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Otto; Button; Ritter; Strama (4).

SB 546

The chair laid out SB 546.

(Representative Otto now present.)

Representative Otto moved that SB 546, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Bohac; Eiland; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Button; Ritter; Strama (3).

SB 603

The chair laid out SB 603.

Representative Gonzalez, Naomi moved that SB 603, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Bohac; Eiland; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Button; Ritter; Strama (3).

SB 997

The chair laid out SB 997.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Eiland moved that SB 997, as substituted, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Bohac; Eiland; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Button; Ritter; Strama (3).

SB 1224

The chair laid out SB 1224.

Representative Eiland moved that SB 1224, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Bohac; Eiland; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Button; Ritter; Strama (3).

SB 1510

The chair laid out SB 1510.

Representative Eiland moved that SB 1510, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Bohac; Eiland; Martinez Fischer (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Button; Gonzalez, Naomi; Ritter; Strama (4).

SB 1606

The chair laid out SB 1606.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that SB 1606, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Bohac; Eiland; Martinez Fischer (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Button; Gonzalez, Naomi; Ritter; Strama (4).

SB 1896

The chair laid out SB 1896.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that SB 1896, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Bohac; Eiland; Martinez Fischer (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Button; Gonzalez, Naomi; Ritter; Strama (4).

At 2:49 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. Hilderbran, Chair

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Carolyn Merchan Saegert, Clerk