The House Committee on Human Services

85th Legislature

May 8, 2017

5:30 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2017, and permission granted on May 8, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Human Services met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Raymond, at 5:30 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Raymond; Klick; Miller; Minjarez; Rose; and Wu.

A quorum was present.

SB 924

The chair laid out SB 924, the companion to HB 2116.

Representative Miller offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rose moved that SB 924, as substituted, 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 Raymond; Klick; Miller; Minjarez; Rose; Wu (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frank; Keough; Swanson (3).

SB 1743

The chair laid out SB 1743, the companion to HB 3842.

Representative Minjarez moved that SB 1743, 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 Raymond; Klick; Miller; Minjarez; Rose; Wu (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frank; Keough; Swanson (3).

SB 894

The chair laid out SB 894.

(Representative Swanson now present.)

Representative Klick offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Muñoz, Jr. to explain SB 894.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

SB 894 was left pending without objection.

SB 293

The chair laid out SB 293.

The chair explained SB 293 on behalf of Senator Hinojosa.

SB 293 was left pending without objection.

At 5:39 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. Raymond, Chair

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Abbie Kamin, Clerk