The House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development

85th Legislature

March 30, 2017

9:00 a.m.

E2.010

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 24, 2017, the House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Button, at 9:02 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Button; Vo; Bailes; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; and Ortega.

A quorum was present.

HB 92

The chair laid out HB 92 as pending business.

Representative Vo moved that HB 92, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Ortega (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Deshotel; Metcalf; Villalba (3).

HB 1432

The chair laid out HB 1432 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

(Representative Deshotel now present.)

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Leach moved that HB 1432, as substituted, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Ortega (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Metcalf; Villalba (2).

HB 1433

The chair laid out HB 1433 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Metcalf now present.)

Representative Ortega moved that HB 1433, as substituted, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Villalba (1).

HB 1352

The chair laid out HB 1352 as pending business.

Representative Deshotel moved that HB 1352, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Metcalf; Ortega (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Leach; Villalba (2).

HB 2413

The chair laid out HB 2413.

The chair recognized Representative Burkett to explain HB 2413.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Burkett to close on HB 2413.

HB 2413 was left pending without objection.

HB 2362

The chair laid out HB 2362.

The chair recognized Representative Lozano to explain HB 2362.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Lozano to close on HB 2362.

HB 2362 was left pending without objection.

At 9:48 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. Button, Chair

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Victoria Smith, Clerk