The House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development

85th Legislature

May 4, 2017

Upon first adjournment

House Chamber, Desk # 14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2017, the House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Button, at 1:56 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

(Representative Leach now present.)

HB 1973

The chair laid out HB 1973 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Ortega moved that HB 1973, 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; Villalba (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2248

The chair laid out HB 2248 as pending business.

Representative Hinojosa, Gina moved that HB 2248, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3433

The chair laid out HB 3433 as pending business.

Representative Villalba moved that HB 3433, 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 Button; Vo; Bailes; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3740

The chair laid out HB 3740 as pending business.

Representative Ortega moved that HB 3740, 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; Ortega (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Leach; Metcalf; Villalba (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4195

The chair laid out HB 4195 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hinojosa, Gina moved that HB 4195, 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; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Ortega; Villalba (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Leach; Metcalf (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 2105

The chair laid out SB 2105, the Senate companion to HB 374.

Representative Leach moved that SB 2105, 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; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Hinojosa, Gina (1).

At 2:04 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