The House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development

85th Legislature

April 18, 2017

During reading and referral of bills

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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 18, 2017, and permission granted on April 18, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Button, at 12:21 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 374

The chair laid out HB 374 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Villalba moved that HB 374, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Deshotel (1).

HB 2004

The chair laid out HB 2004 as pending business.

Representative Bailes moved that HB 2004, 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; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Deshotel (1).

HB 3172

The chair laid out HB 3172 as pending business.

Representative Metcalf moved that HB 3172, 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; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Deshotel (1).

HB 3294

The chair laid out HB 3294 as pending business.

Representative Ortega moved that HB 3294, 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; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Deshotel (1).

HB 3323

The chair laid out HB 3323 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Ortega moved that HB 3323, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Deshotel (1).

HB 3360

The chair laid out HB 3360 as pending business.

Representative Leach moved that HB 3360, 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; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Deshotel (1).

HB 3772

The chair laid out HB 3772 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Bailes moved that HB 3772, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Deshotel (1).

HB 3488

The chair laid out HB 3488 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Ortega moved that HB 3488, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Deshotel; Villalba (2).

At 12:31 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. Button, Chair

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Victoria Smith, Clerk