The House Committee on State Affairs

84th Legislature

April 22, 2015

Upon lunch recess

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 22, 2015, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 12:15 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 37

The chair laid out HB 37 as pending business.

Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Harless moved that HB 37, 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:                           Representatives Craddick; Smithee (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 2351

The chair laid out HB 2351 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2351, 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; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 2511

The chair laid out HB 2511 as pending business.

Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Giddings moved that HB 2511, 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; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 2627

The chair laid out HB 2627 as pending business.

Representative Turner, Sylvester offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 2627, 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; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (9).

Nays:                           Representative Craddick (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 3010

The chair laid out HB 3010 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3010, 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; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 3428

The chair laid out HB 3428 as pending business.

Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that HB 3428, 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; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 3396

The chair laid out HB 3396 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3396, 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; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (9).

Nays:                           Representative Farrar (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 3439

The chair laid out HB 3439 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3439, 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; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 3446

The chair laid out HB 3446 as pending business.

Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Harless moved that HB 3446, 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; Craddick; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Smithee (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Giddings; Farrar; Turner, Sylvester (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HB 4105

The chair laid out HB 4105 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 4105, 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; Craddick; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Smithee (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Giddings; Farrar; Turner, Sylvester (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farney; Oliveira (2).

HCR 37

The chair laid out HCR 37 as pending business.

HCR 37 was left pending without objection.

At 12:33 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. Cook, Chair

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk