The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

85th Legislature

March 29, 2017

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

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Pursuant to a notice posted on March 23, 2017, revised on March 23, 2017, and permission granted on March 29, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gutierrez, at 12:00 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Flynn; Lambert; and Wilson.

A quorum was present.

HB 66

The chair laid out HB 66 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 66, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 257

The chair laid out HB 257 as pending business.

Representative Flynn moved that HB 257, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 865

The chair laid out HB 865 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Lambert moved that HB 865, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 890

The chair laid out HB 890 as pending business.

Representative Flynn moved that HB 890, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2007

The chair laid out HB 2007 as pending business.

Representative Cain moved that HB 2007, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HCR 56

The chair laid out HCR 56 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Wilson moved that HCR 56, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2998

The chair laid out HB 2998.

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to explain HB 2998.

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

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to close on HB 2998.

HB 2998 was left pending without objection.

HB 1221

The chair laid out HB 1221.

The chair recognized Representative Stephenson to explain HB 1221.

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

The chair recognized Representative Stephenson to close on HB 1221.

HB 1221 was left pending without objection.

HB 1117

The chair laid out HB 1117.

The chair recognized Representative Wray to explain HB 1117.

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

The chair recognized Representative Wray to close on HB 1117.

HB 1117 was left pending without objection.

HB 1934

The chair laid out HB 1934.

The chair recognized Representative Minjarez to explain HB 1934.

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

The chair recognized Representative Minjarez to close on HB 1934.

HB 1934 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Blanco in chair.)

HB 2571

The chair laid out HB 2571.

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain HB 2571.

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

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on HB 2571.

HB 2571 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Gutierrez in chair.)

HB 2154

The chair laid out HB 2154.

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain HB 2154.

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

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on HB 2154.

HB 2154 was left pending without objection.

HB 2308

The chair laid out HB 2308.

The chair recognized Representative Lambert to explain HB 2308.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lambert to close on HB 2308.

HB 2308 was left pending without objection.

HB 1525

The chair laid out HB 1525.

The chair recognized Representative Krause to explain HB 1525.

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

The chair recognized Representative Krause to close on HB 1525.

HB 1525 was left pending without objection.

At 1:15 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. Gutierrez, Chair

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Margaret Wallace, Clerk