The House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development

84th Legislature

May 21, 2015

Upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk # 14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 21, 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 4:14 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 632

The chair laid out SB 632 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Faircloth moved that SB 632, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie; Vo (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba (2).

SB 633

The chair laid out SB 633, the Senate companion to HB 3613.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Vo moved that SB 633, 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 Button; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Faircloth; Isaac; Metcalf; Rodriguez, Eddie; Vo (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba (2).

SB 722

The chair laid out SB 722, the Senate companion to HB 589.

Representative Isaac moved that SB 722, 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 (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Rodriguez, Eddie; Vo (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Johnson; Villalba (2).

At 4:18 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