The House Committee on State Affairs

84th Legislature

April 1, 2015

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 1, 2015, and permission granted on April 1, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 3:48 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Oliveira; and Turner, Sylvester.

A quorum was present.

HB 2024

The chair laid out HB 2024 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales, Larry to explain HB 2024.

(Representative Smithee now present.)

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2024 was left pending without objection.

HB 2327

The chair laid out HB 2327 as pending business.

Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Giddings moved that HB 2327, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1617

The chair laid out HB 1617 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Huberty moved that HB 1617, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1618

The chair laid out HB 1618 as pending business.

Representative Kuempel moved that HB 1618, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1771

The chair laid out HB 1771 as pending business.

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 1771, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1926

The chair laid out HB 1926 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 1926, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 4:03 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. Cook, Chair

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk