The House Committee on Ways & Means

84th Legislature

May 14, 2015

3:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 14, 2015, and permission granted on May 14, 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 3:02 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Bonnen, Dennis; Button; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Springer; and Wray.

A quorum was present.

SB 46

The chair laid out SB 46 as pending business.

Representative Springer moved that SB 46, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Button; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Springer; Wray (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Darby; Parker; Turner, Chris (5).

(Representative Turner, Chris now present.)

SB 593

The chair laid out SB 593 as pending business.

Representative Springer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Springer moved that SB 593, as amended, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Button; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Darby; Parker (4).

(Representative Darby now present.)

SB 752

The chair laid out SB 752 as pending business.

Representative Wray offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Wray moved that SB 752, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Button; Darby; Murphy; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (7).

Nays:                           Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Parker (3).

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

SB 755

The chair laid out SB 755 as pending business.

Representative Darby moved that SB 755, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Button; Darby; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bohac; Parker (2).

SB 757

The chair laid out SB 757 as pending business.

Representative Wray moved that SB 757, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Button; Darby; Murphy; Springer; Wray (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Martinez Fischer; Turner, Chris (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bohac; Parker (2).

SB 759

The chair laid out SB 759 as pending business.

SB 759 was left pending without objection.

SB 761

The chair laid out SB 761 as pending business.

Representative Wray moved that SB 761, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Button; Darby; Murphy; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Martinez Fischer (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bohac; Parker (2).

SB 849

The chair laid out SB 849 as pending business.

Representative Murphy moved that SB 849, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Button; Darby; Murphy; Springer; Wray (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Martinez Fischer; Turner, Chris (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bohac; Parker (2).

SB 904

The chair laid out SB 904 as pending business.

Representative Wray moved that SB 904, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Button; Darby; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bohac; Parker (2).

(Representative Bohac now present.)

SB 918

The chair laid out SB 918 as pending business.

Representative Button moved that SB 918, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Button; Darby; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Parker (1).

SB 1356

The chair laid out SB 1356 as pending business.

Representative Bohac moved that SB 1356, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Davis, Yvonne; Bohac; Button; Darby; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Parker (1).

SB 1394

The chair laid out SB 1394 as pending business.

Representative Bohac moved that SB 1394, 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; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Springer; Turner, Chris; Wray (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Parker (1).

SB 1396

The chair laid out SB 1396 as pending business.

Representative Darby moved that SB 1396, 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 Bonnen, Dennis; Bohac; Button; Darby; Murphy; Springer; Wray (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Martinez Fischer; Turner, Chris (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Parker (1).

At 3:16 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. Bonnen, Dennis, Chair

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Jennifer Rabb, Clerk