The House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety

85th Legislature

May 16, 2017

4:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 16, 2017, and permission granted on May 16, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Phil, at 4:00 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King, Phil; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis; Metcalf; Schaefer; and Wray.

A quorum was present.

SB 263

The chair laid out SB 263 as pending business.

Representative Schaefer moved that SB 263, 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 King, Phil; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Nevárez; Holland (2).

SB 264

The chair laid out SB 264 as pending business.

Representative Wray offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Wray moved that SB 264, 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 King, Phil; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Nevárez; Holland (2).

SB 772

The chair laid out SB 772 as pending business.

Representative Schaefer moved that SB 772, 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 King, Phil; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Nevárez; Holland (2).

SB 838

The chair laid out SB 838 as pending business.

(Representative Nevárez now present.)

Representative Metcalf moved that SB 838, 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 King, Phil; Nevárez; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Holland (1).

SB 848

The chair laid out SB 848 as pending business.

Representative Metcalf offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hinojosa, Gina moved that SB 848, 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 King, Phil; Nevárez; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Holland (1).

SB 1024

The chair laid out SB 1024 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hinojosa, Gina moved that SB 1024, 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 King, Phil; Nevárez; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Holland (1).

SB 1138

The chair laid out SB 1138 as pending business.

Representative Metcalf moved that SB 1138, 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 King, Phil; Nevárez; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (7).

Nays:                           Representative Johnson, Jarvis (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Holland (1).

SB 1408

The chair laid out SB 1408 as pending business.

Representative Schaefer moved that SB 1408, 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 King, Phil; Burns; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Nevárez; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Holland (1).

SB 1805

The chair laid out SB 1805 as pending business.

Representative Johnson, Jarvis moved that SB 1805, 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 King, Phil; Nevárez; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Johnson, Jarvis; Metcalf; Wray (7).

Nays:                           Representative Schaefer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Holland (1).

SB 1807

The chair laid out SB 1807 as pending business.

Representative Metcalf offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Metcalf moved that SB 1807, 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 King, Phil; Nevárez; Burns; Hinojosa, Gina; Metcalf; Schaefer; Wray (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Holland; Johnson, Jarvis (2).

At 4:12 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. King, Phil, Chair

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Jack Lenske, Clerk