The House Committee on State Affairs

84th Legislature

April 9, 2015

Upon final adjourn./recess

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 9, 2015, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 2:16 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 3123

The chair laid out HB 3123 as pending business.

Representative Geren moved that HB 3123, 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; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Farrar; Oliveira; Smithee (4).

HB 3241

The chair laid out HB 3241 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Farrar now present.)

The chair moved that HB 3241, 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; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Turner, Sylvester (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira; Smithee (3).

HB 1839

The chair laid out HB 1839 as pending business.

Representative Giddings moved that HB 1839, 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; Farrar; Geren; Huberty; Kuempel; Turner, Sylvester (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Craddick; Harless (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira; Smithee (3).

HB 1535

The chair laid out HB 1535 as pending business.

Representative Huberty offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Huberty moved that HB 1535, 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; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Turner, Sylvester (8).

Nays:                           Representative Craddick (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira; Smithee (3).

At 2:23 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