The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

84th Legislature

April 15, 2015

8:00 a.m.

E2.026

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 10, 2015, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Susan, at 8:11 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; and Shaheen.

A quorum was present.

Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag

Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas State Flag

Chair moved to correct minutes for meeting held on March 25, 2015 without objection.

HB 867

The chair laid out HB 867 as pending business.

Representative Frank offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 867, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 882

The chair laid out HB 882 as pending business.

Representative Aycock offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 882, 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 King, Susan; Aycock; Blanco; Farias (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Frank; Schaefer; Shaheen (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1640

The chair laid out HB 1640 as pending business.

Representative Shaheen offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Frank moved that HB 1640, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1762

The chair laid out HB 1762 as pending business.

Representative Farias moved that HB 1762, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer (6).

Nays:                           Representative Shaheen (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2232

The chair laid out HB 2232 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Frank moved that HB 2232, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3729

The chair laid out HB 3729 as pending business.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 3729, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HCR 46

The chair laid out HCR 46 as pending business.

Representative Aycock offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shaheen moved that HCR 46, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1457

The chair laid out HB 1457 as pending business.

Representative Aycock offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1457 was left pending without objection.

HB 1639

The chair laid out HB 1639 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 1639, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (6).

Nays:                           Representative Aycock (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2123

The chair laid out HB 2123 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Farias moved that HB 2123, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Aycock (1).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3726

The chair laid out HB 3726 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Aycock moved that HB 3726, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3808

The chair laid out HB 3808 as pending business.

Representative Blanco offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Schaefer moved that HB 3808, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3506

The chair laid out HB 3506.

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain HB 3506.

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

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on HB 3506.

HB 3506 was left pending without objection.

HB 2108

The chair laid out HB 2108.

The chair recognized Representative Galindo to explain HB 2108.

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

The chair recognized Representative Galindo to close on HB 2108.

HB 2108 was left pending without objection.

HB 1899

The chair laid out HB 1899.

The chair recognized Representative Schaefer to explain HB 1899.

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

The chair recognized Representative Schaefer to close on HB 1899.

HB 1899 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Frank in chair.)

HB 2012

The chair laid out HB 2012.

The chair recognized Representative Sheets to explain HB 2012.

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

The chair recognized Representative Sheets to close on HB 2012.

HB 2012 was left pending without objection.

HB 3710

The chair laid out HB 3710.

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to explain HB 3710.

(Representative King, Susan in chair.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to close on HB 3710.

HB 3710 was left pending without objection.

At 9:45 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until upon final adjourn./recess.

The committee reconvened at 12:40 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Susan.

The quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; and Schaefer.

A quorum was present.

HB 1021

The chair laid out HB 1021.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Farias to explain HB 1021.

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

(Representative Shaheen now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Farias to close on HB 1021.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1021 was left pending without objection.

HB 1457

The chair laid out HB 1457 as pending business.

Representative Aycock offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

The amendment was adopted without objection.

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.

Representative Frank moved that HB 1457, 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 King, Susan; Frank; Aycock; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

(Representative Frank in chair.)

HB 1161

The chair laid out HB 1161.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain HB 1161 on behalf of Representative Miller, Rick.

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

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on HB 1161 on behalf of Representative Miller, Rick.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1161 was left pending without objection.

HB 1849

The chair laid out HB 1849.

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain HB 1849.

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

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on HB 1849.

HB 1849 was left pending without objection.

(Representative King, Susan in chair.)

HB 1340

The chair laid out HB 1340.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to explain HB 1340.

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

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to close on HB 1340.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 1340 was left pending without objection.

HB 3096

The chair laid out HB 3096.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain HB 3096.

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

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on HB 3096.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3096 was left pending without objection.

At 2:41 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. King, Susan, Chair

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Tracy Winston, Clerk