The House Committee on Business & Industry

84th Legislature

April 28, 2015

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.016

CORRECTED MINUTES

On May 5, 2015 and May 13, 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 28, 2015. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 2015, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule & all necessary rules, on April 27, 2015, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the acting chair, Representative Ron Simmons, at 2:13 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 1442

The chair laid out HB 1442.

The chair recognized Representative Workman to explain HB 1442.

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

(Representative Oliveira in chair.)

(Representative Collier now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Workman to close on HB 1442.

HB 1442 was left pending without objection.

HB 3901

The chair laid out HB 3901.

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Rick to explain HB 3901.

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Rick to close on HB 3901.

HB 3901 was left pending without objection.

HB 1620

The chair laid out HB 1620.

The chair recognized Representative Galindo to explain HB 1620.

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

The chair recognized Representative Galindo to close on HB 1620.

HB 1620 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Fletcher now present.)

HB 1524

The chair laid out HB 1524.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain HB 1524.

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

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on HB 1524.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1524 was left pending without objection.

HB 232

The chair laid out HB 232 as pending business.

Representative Simmons offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Collier moved that HB 232, 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; Romero, Jr. (5).

Nays:                           Representative Rinaldi (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 1009

The chair laid out HB 1009 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 1009, 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. (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 1715

The chair laid out HB 1715 as pending business.

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 1715, 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. (4).

Nays:                           Representative Rinaldi (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Simmons; Villalba (2).

(Representative Simmons present.)

HB 1178

The chair laid out HB 1178 as pending business.

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 1178, 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; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr. (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 1981

The chair laid out HB 1981 as pending business.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 1981, 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. (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 2069

The chair laid out HB 2069 as pending business.

Representative Simmons offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 2069, 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. (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 2391

The chair laid out HB 2391 as pending business.

Representative Fletcher 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Fletcher; Romero, Jr. (5).

Nays:                           Representative Rinaldi (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 2489

The chair laid out HB 2489 as pending business.

Representative Fletcher offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 2489, 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. (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 2594

The chair laid out HB 2594 as pending business.

Representative Simmons offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 2594, 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. (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 3190

The chair laid out HB 3190 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3190, 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; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr. (4).

Nays:                           Representative Collier (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Simmons; Villalba (2).

HB 3539

The chair laid out HB 3539 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3539, 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; Collier; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr. (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Simmons; Villalba (2).

 (Representative Simmons now present.)

HB 3784

The chair laid out HB 3784 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Fletcher moved that HB 3784, 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. (5).

Nays:                           Representative Romero, Jr. (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

SB 859

The chair laid out SB 859, the companion to 2144. 

Representative Simmons moved that SB 859, 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; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr. (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

SB 901

The chair laid out SB 901, the companion to 1607.

Representative Rinaldi moved that SB 901, 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; Fletcher; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr. (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 1215

The chair laid out HB 1215.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained HB 1215.

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

The chair closed on HB 1215.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1215 was left pending without objection.

HB 1515

The chair laid out HB 1515.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained HB 1515.

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

The chair closed on HB 1515.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1515 was left pending without objection.

HB 3082

The chair laid out HB 3082.

The chair explained HB 3082.

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

The chair closed on HB 3082.

HB 3082 was left pending without objection.

HB 3082

The chair laid out HB 3082 as pending business.

Representative Simmons moved that HB 3082, 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. (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Fletcher; Villalba (2).

The chair directed that the April 23, 2015 and April 7, 2015 minutes for the House Committee on Business & Industry be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

At 5:02 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