The House Committee on Business & Industry

85th Legislature

April 27, 2017

1:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 27, 2017, and permission granted on April 27, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the acting chair, Representative Hugh Shine, at 1:42 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Shine; Collier; Romero, Jr.; Stickland; Villalba; and Workman.

A quorum was present.

HB 202

The chair laid out HB 202 as pending business.

Representative Villalba moved that HB 202, 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 Shine; Collier; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Stickland; Workman (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Oliveira (1).

HB 3150

The chair laid out HB 3150 as pending business.

Representative Workman offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Workman moved that HB 3150, 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 Shine; Collier; Romero, Jr.; Stickland; Villalba; Workman (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Oliveira (1).

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

HB 2343

The chair laid out HB 2343 as pending business.

Representative Romero, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Romero, Jr. moved that HB 2343, 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 Oliveira; Shine; Collier; Romero, Jr.; Stickland; Villalba; Workman (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4171

The chair laid out HB 4171 as pending business.

Representative Workman moved that HB 4171, 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 Oliveira; Shine; Villalba; Workman (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Collier; Romero, Jr.; Stickland (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 202

Representative Villalba moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Villalba moved that HB 202, 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 Oliveira; Shine; Collier; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Stickland; Workman (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3150

Representative Shine moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Workman moved that HB 3150, 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 Oliveira; Shine; Collier; Romero, Jr.; Stickland; Villalba; Workman (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4171

Representative Villalba moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Workman moved that HB 4171, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Oliveira; Shine; Workman (3).

Nays:                           Representatives Collier; Romero, Jr.; Stickland; Villalba (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 1:51 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. Oliveira, Chair

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Angelina Lopez, Clerk