The House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation

84th Legislature

May 18, 2015

1:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 18, 2015, and permission granted on May 18, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Elkins, at 1:31 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 1455

The chair laid out SB 1455.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1455, 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 (4).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gutierrez; Leach; Turner, Scott (3).

SB 1638

The chair laid out SB 1638.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained the measure.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1638, 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 (4).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gutierrez; Leach; Turner, Scott (3).

SB 1877

The chair laid out SB 1877.

The chair moved that SB 1877, 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 (4).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gutierrez; Leach; Turner, Scott (3).

At 1:33 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