The House Committee on Ways & Means

84th Legislature

March 18, 2015

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 18, 2015, and permission granted on March 18, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Bonnen, Dennis, at 3:59 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Button; Darby; Murphy; Parker; Springer; Turner, Chris; and Wray.

A quorum was present.

HB 376

The chair laid out HB 376 as pending business.

Representative Darby moved that HB 376, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Button; Darby; Murphy; Parker; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

HB 706

The chair laid out HB 706 as pending business.

Representative Turner, Chris moved that HB 706, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Button; Darby; Murphy; Parker; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

HB 157

The chair laid out HB 157 as pending business.

Representative Wray moved that HB 157, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Darby; Murphy; Parker; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Button; Martinez Fischer (2).

At 4:02 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. Bonnen, Dennis, Chair

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Jennifer Rabb, Clerk