The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

85th Legislature

April 19, 2017

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

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 13, 2017, revised on April 13, 2017, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gutierrez, at 8:30 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 1630

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

Representative Arévalo moved that HB 1630, 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; Lambert (4).

Nays:                           Representatives Cain; Wilson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 829

The chair laid out HB 829 as pending business.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 829, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 864

The chair laid out HB 864 as pending business.

Representative Lambert moved that HB 864, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 1659

The chair laid out HB 1659 as pending business.

Representative Cain moved that HB 1659, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 1803

The chair laid out HB 1803 as pending business.

Representative Arévalo moved that HB 1803, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 1860

The chair laid out HB 1860 as pending business.

Representative Wilson moved that HB 1860, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 3039

The chair laid out HB 3039 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Wilson moved that HB 3039, 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; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 3906

The chair laid out HB 3906 as pending business.

Representative Arévalo moved that HB 3906, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 3358

The chair laid out HB 3358 as pending business.

Representative Cain moved that HB 3358, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 3521

The chair laid out HB 3521 as pending business.

Representative Lambert moved that HB 3521, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 3536

The chair laid out HB 3536 as pending business.

Representative Arévalo moved that HB 3536, 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 Gutierrez; Blanco; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Flynn (1).

HB 2486

The chair laid out HB 2486.

The chair recognized Representative Stucky to explain HB 2486.

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

The chair recognized Representative Stucky to close on HB 2486.

HB 2486 was left pending without objection.

HB 4204

The chair laid out HB 4204.

The chair recognized Representative Walle to explain HB 4204.

The chair recognized Representative Walle to close on HB 4204.

HB 4204 was left pending without objection.

HB 3567

The chair laid out HB 3567.

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen, Dennis to explain HB 3567.

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

The chair recognized Representative Bonnen, Dennis to close on HB 3567.

Representative Cain moved that HB 3567, 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 Gutierrez; Arévalo; Cain; Lambert; Wilson (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Blanco; Flynn (2).

(Representative Blanco now present.)

HB 3034

The chair laid out HB 3034.

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to explain HB 3034.

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

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to close on HB 3034.

HB 3034 was left pending without objection.

HB 2870

The chair laid out HB 2870.

The chair recognized Representative Burns to explain HB 2870.

The chair recognized Representative Burns to close on HB 2870.

HB 2870 was left pending without objection.

At 9:00 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