The House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development

84th Legislature

April 27, 2015

Upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk #14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 27, 2015, the House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Button, at 12:26 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; and Rodriguez, Eddie.

 

A quorum was present.

 


 

HB 1251

 

The chair laid out HB 1251 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 1251, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

HB 1112

 

The chair laid out HB 1112 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 1112, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

HB 1684

 

The chair laid out HB 1684 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 1684, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

HB 1991

 

The chair laid out HB 1991 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Faircloth moved that HB 1991, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

HB 2996

 

The chair laid out HB 2996 as pending business.

 

Representative Anderson, Charles "Doc" moved that HB 2996, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

HB 3402

 

The chair laid out HB 3402 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie moved that HB 3402, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

HB 3547

 

The chair laid out HB 3547 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Isaac moved that HB 3547, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

SB 529

 

The chair laid out SB 529, the Senate companion to HB 1312.

 

Representative Anderson, Charles "Doc" moved that SB 529, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

HCR 72

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Anderson, Charles "Doc" moved that HCR 72, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba; Vo (3).

 

At 12:36 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. Button, Chair

 

 

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Victoria Smith, Clerk