The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

85th Legislature

May 17, 2017

5:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 17, 2017, and permission granted on May 17, 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 5:50 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 49

The chair laid out SB 49.

The chair explained SB 49.

Representative Arévalo moved that SB 49, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 102

The chair laid out SB 102.

The chair explained SB 102.

Representative Flynn moved that SB 102, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 441

The chair laid out SB 441.

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to explain SB 441.

Representative Lambert moved that SB 441, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 544

The chair laid out SB 544.

The chair explained SB 544.

Representative Arévalo moved that SB 544, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 578

The chair laid out SB 578.

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to explain SB 578

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Blanco moved that SB 578, 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).

SB 588

The chair laid out SB 588.

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to explain SB 588.

Representative Wilson moved that SB 588, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 591

The chair laid out SB 591.

The chair recognized Representative Blanco to explain SB 591.

Representative Blanco moved that SB 591, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 805

The chair laid out SB 805.

The chair explained SB 805.

Representative Lambert moved that SB 805, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1371

The chair laid out SB 1371.

The chair recognized Representative Arévalo to explain SB 1371.

Representative Cain moved that SB 1371, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1676

The chair laid out SB 1676.

The chair explained SB 1676.

SB 1676 was left pending without objection.

SB 1677

The chair laid out SB 1677.

The chair explained SB 1677.

Representative Flynn moved that SB 1677, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           Representative Cain (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1679

The chair laid out SB 1679.

The chair explained SB 1679.

SB 1679 was left pending without objection.

SB 1698

The chair laid out SB 1698.

The chair explained SB 1698.

Representative Arévalo moved that SB 1698, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           Representative Cain (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1843

The chair laid out SB 1843.

The chair explained SB 1843.

Representative Lambert moved that SB 1843, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1897

The chair laid out SB 1897.

The chair explained SB 1897.

Representative Wilson moved that SB 1897, 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; Lambert; Wilson (6).

Nays:                           Representative Flynn (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1936

The chair laid out SB 1936.

The chair explained SB 1936.

Representative Cain moved that SB 1936, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SCR 51

The chair laid out SCR 51.

The chair explained SCR 51.

Representative Arévalo moved that SCR 51, 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; Flynn; Lambert; Wilson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 6:10 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