The House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation

84th Legislature

April 9, 2015

Upon first adjournment

House Chamber, Desk # 18

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 9, 2015, the House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Elkins, at 12:09 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Elkins; Walle; Galindo; Gonzales, Larry; Gutierrez; Leach; and Turner, Scott.

A quorum was present.

The chair directed that the March 25, 2015 minutes for the House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

HB 1912

The chair laid out HB 1912 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Leach moved that HB 1912, 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 Elkins; Walle; Galindo; Gonzales, Larry; Gutierrez; Leach; Turner, Scott (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 986

The chair laid out HB 986 as pending business.

Representative Turner, Scott offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Gutierrez moved that HB 986, 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 Elkins; Walle; Galindo; Gonzales, Larry; Gutierrez; Leach; Turner, Scott (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 426

The chair laid out HB 426 as pending business.

Representative Gonzales, Larry offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Leach moved that HB 426, 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 Elkins; Walle; Galindo; Gonzales, Larry; Gutierrez; Leach; Turner, Scott (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3707

The chair laid out HB 3707 as pending business.

Representative Turner, Scott moved that HB 3707, 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 Elkins; Walle; Galindo; Gonzales, Larry; Gutierrez; Leach; Turner, Scott (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2634

The chair laid out HB 2634 as pending business.

Representative Galindo moved that HB 2634, 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 Elkins; Walle; Galindo; Gonzales, Larry; Gutierrez; Leach; Turner, Scott (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 150

The chair laid out HB 150 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 150, 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 Elkins; Walle; Galindo; Gutierrez (4).

Nays:                           Representative Turner, Scott (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gonzales, Larry; Leach (2).

At 12:15 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. Elkins, Chair

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Teri Avery, Clerk