The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

84th Legislature

May 8, 2015

12:30 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2015, and permission granted on May 8, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Susan, at 12:41 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 3935

The chair laid out HB 3935 as pending business.

Representative Blanco offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shaheen moved that HB 3935, 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; Schaefer; Shaheen (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Aycock; Farias (2).

HR 940

The chair laid out HR 940 as pending business.

Representative Schaefer moved that HR 940, 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; Blanco; Schaefer; Shaheen (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Aycock; Farias (2).

SB 713

The chair laid out SB 713 the companion to HB 1303.

Representative Blanco moved that SB 713, 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; Blanco; Schaefer; Shaheen (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Aycock; Farias (2).

SB 1253

The chair laid out SB 1253 the companion to HB 1899.

Representative Frank moved that SB 1253, 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; Schaefer; Shaheen (4).

Nays:                           Representative Blanco (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Aycock; Farias (2).

HB 1161

The chair laid out HB 1161 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 1161, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives King, Susan; Blanco; Shaheen (3).

Nays:                           Representatives Frank; Schaefer (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Aycock; Farias (2).

(Representative Farias now present.)

SB 318

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

Representative Blanco moved that SB 318, 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; Blanco; Farias; Schaefer; Shaheen (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Aycock (1).

At 12:51 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