The House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development

85th Legislature

May 15, 2017

3:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 15, 2017, and permission granted on May 15, 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 3:03 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 1748

The chair laid out SB 1748.

The chair recognized Representative Canales to explain SB 1748.

Representative Hinojosa, Gina moved that SB 1748, 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; Bailes; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Vo (1).

SB 75

The chair laid out SB 75, the Senate companion to HB 1987.

Representative Bailes moved that SB 75, 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; Bailes; Deshotel; Leach; Metcalf; Villalba (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Hinojosa, Gina; Ortega (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Vo (1).

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

Representative Bailes moved that SB 75, 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; Bailes; Leach; Metcalf; Villalba (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Ortega (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Vo (1).

SB 452

The chair laid out SB 452, the Senate companion to HB 648.

Representative Metcalf moved that SB 452, 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; Bailes; Leach; Metcalf; Villalba (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Ortega (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Vo (1).

SB 634

The chair laid out SB 634.

The chair explained SB 634.

Representative Leach moved that SB 634, 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; Bailes; Deshotel; Hinojosa, Gina; Leach; Metcalf; Ortega; Villalba (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Vo (1).

At 3:12 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