The House Committee on State Affairs

84th Legislature

May 4, 2015

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2015, and permission granted on May 4, 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 7:08 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 537

The chair laid out HB 537 as pending business.

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Farrar moved that HB 537, 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; Harless; Minjarez; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Craddick; Farney; Huberty; Kuempel (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Smithee (2).

HB 2034

The chair laid out HB 2034 as pending business.

Representative Kuempel moved that HB 2034, 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; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Smithee (2).

HB 2475

The chair laid out HB 2475 as pending business.

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kuempel moved that HB 2475, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 

(Representative Smithee now present.)

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

HB 183

The chair laid out HB 183 as pending business.

Representative Huberty moved that HB 183, 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; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Minjarez; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

HB 3438

The chair laid out HB 3438 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3438, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

At 7:16 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