The House Committee on Business & Industry

84th Legislature

May 5, 2015

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

E2.016

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 1, 2015, and permission granted on May 5, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 5:23 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 479

The chair laid out SB 479.

The chair recognized Representative Ashby to explain SB 479.

(Representative Romero, Jr. now present.)

(Representative Rinaldi now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Ashby to close on SB 479.

SB 479 was left pending without objection.

SB 458

The chair laid out SB 458, companion to HB 1984.

Representative Simmons moved that SB 458, 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; Villalba (6).

Nays:                           Representative Romero, Jr. (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 652

The chair laid out SB 652, companion to HB 1686.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Simmons moved that SB 652, 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; Villalba (6).

Nays:                           Representative Romero, Jr. (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 653

The chair laid out SB 653, companion to HB 3082.

Representative Simmons moved that SB 653, 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.; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1077

The chair laid out SB 1077, companion to HB 3434.

Representative Simmons moved that SB 1077, 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).

SB 1626

The chair laid out SB 1626, companion to HB 3539.

Representative Simmons moved that SB 1626, 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).

The chair directed that the April 28, 2015 minutes for the House Committee on Business & Industry be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

At 6:26 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