The House Committee on Business & Industry

84th Legislature

April 23, 2015

Upon first adjournment

House Chamber, Desk # 71

CORRECTED MINUTES

On April 28, 2015, the House Committee on Business & Industry authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Business & Industry held on April 23, 2015. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 23, 2015, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 12:04 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; and Villalba.

A quorum was present.

HB 2797

The chair laid out HB 2797 as pending business.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 2797, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HJR 26

The chair laid out HJR 26 as pending business.

Representative Oliveira moved that HJR 26, 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 Oliveira; Collier; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Simmons; Fletcher; Rinaldi (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3479

The chair laid out HB 3479 as pending business.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 3479, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1072

The chair laid out HB 1072 as pending business.

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 1072, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (6).

Nays:                           Representative Fletcher (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 971

The chair laid out HB 971 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 971, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Fletcher; Romero, Jr. (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Collier; Rinaldi; Villalba (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2681

The chair laid out HB 2681 as pending business.

Representative Fletcher offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 2681, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2590

The chair laid out HB 2590 as pending business.

Representative Rinaldi offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rinaldi moved that HB 2590, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2404

The chair laid out HB 2404 as pending business.

Representative Villalba offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Villalba moved that HB 2404, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2148

The chair laid out HB 2148 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rinaldi moved that HB 2148, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2147

The chair laid out HB 2147 as pending business.

Representative Simmons offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 2147, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2063

The chair laid out HB 2063 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2063, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1208

The chair laid out HB 1208 as pending business.

Representative Simmons offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 1208, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 687

The chair laid out HB 687 as pending business.

Representative Fletcher offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 687, 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 Simmons; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Villalba (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Oliveira; Collier; Romero, Jr. (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 162

The chair laid out HB 162 as pending business.

Representative Collier moved that HB 162, 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 Oliveira; Collier; Fletcher; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Simmons; Rinaldi (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1199

The chair laid out HB 1199 as pending business.

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 1199, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

Representative  Simmons moved that the April 7, 2015 minutes for the House Committee on Business & Industry be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

Representative  Simmons moved that the April 16, 2015 minutes for the House Committee on Business & Industry be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

Representative Villalba has requested he be permitted to input a statement on HJR 26 into the minutes. The Chairman moved that Representative Villalba be able to make the motion. There was no objection. The statement reads as follows:

“As a proponent of local control and steadfast supporter of providing my constituents with as much authority as possible to weigh in important issues that affect all Texans, I am generally inclined to support proposals that call for an election of the people on a particular matter.  After hearing the evidence in committee and speaking with leaders of our community, I believe that the people should have the opportunity to have a voice on the subject of the minimum wage for Texas workers.”

                                                                                                -Representative Jason Villalba

At 12:27 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. Oliveira, Chair

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Angelina Lopez, Clerk