The House Committee on State Affairs

84th Legislature

May 15, 2015

11:00 a.m.

3W.15

CORRECTED MINUTES

On May 20, 2015, the House Committee on State Affairs authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on State Affairs held on May 15, 2015. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 15, 2015, and permission granted on May 15, 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 11:01 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; and Smithee.

A quorum was present.

SB 2065

The chair laid out SB 2065.

The chair moved that SB 2065, 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; Farney; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee (8).

Nays:                           Representative Farrar (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Craddick; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (4).

SB 1032

The chair laid out SB 1032.

Representative Minjarez moved that SB 1032, 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; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Harless; Smithee (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Craddick; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (4).

SB 374

The chair laid out SB 374.

The chair moved that SB 374, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 

(Representative Giddings now present.)

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Cook; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representative Giddings (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (3).

SB 776

The chair laid out SB 776 as pending business.

Representative Huberty offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Huberty moved that SB 776, 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; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (3).

SB 933

The chair laid out SB 933 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 933, 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; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (3).

SB 1105

The chair laid out SB 1105 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1105, 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; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (3).

SB 1296

The chair laid out SB 1296 as pending business.

SB 1296 was left pending without objection.

SB 1296

The chair laid out SB 1296 as pending business.

Representative Farrar offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain SB 1296.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Farrar moved that SB 1296, 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; Farney; Farrar; Geren; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (3).

SB 1330

The chair laid out SB 1330.

The chair explained SB 1330.

The chair closed on SB 1330.

SB 1330 was left pending without objection.

SB 1781

The chair laid out SB 1781.

The chair explained SB 1781.

The chair closed on SB 1781.

SB 1781 was left pending without objection.

SJR 52

The chair laid out SJR 52.

The chair explained SJR 52.

The chair closed on SJR 52.

SJR 52 was left pending without objection.

At 11:14 a.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