The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

85th Legislature

May 15, 2017

4:00 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 Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gutierrez, at 4:01 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HCR 136

The chair laid out HCR 136.

The chair explained HCR 136.

The chair closed on HCR 136.

Representative Cain moved that HCR 136, 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; Cain; Flynn; Lambert (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Arévalo; Wilson (2).

SB 1968

The chair laid out SB 1968.

The chair explained SB 1968.

The chair closed on SB 1968.

Representative Blanco moved that SB 1968, 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; Cain; Flynn; Lambert (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Arévalo; Wilson (2).

SB 769

The chair laid out SB 769.

The chair explained SB 769.

The chair closed on SB 769.

Representative Flynn moved that SB 769, 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; Cain; Flynn; Lambert (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Arévalo; Wilson (2).

At 4:04 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. Gutierrez, Chair

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Margaret Wallace, Clerk