The House Committee on State Affairs

85th Legislature

April 17, 2017

4:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 17, 2017, and permission granted on April 17, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 4:01 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; and Smithee.

A quorum was present.

HB 434

Representative Farrar moved to reconsider all votes previously taken on HB 434.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 434, 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 Cook; Craddick; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Oliveira (2).

HB 35

The chair laid out HB 35 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Paddie moved that HB 35, 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 Cook; Craddick; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Oliveira (2).

HB 200

The chair laid out HB 200 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 200, 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 Cook; Craddick; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Giddings; Oliveira (2).

HB 1665

(Representative Giddings now present.)

The chair laid out HB 1665 as pending business.

Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 1665, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Oliveira (1).

HB 1936

The chair laid out HB 1936 as pending business.

Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Smithee moved that HB 1936, 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 Cook; Craddick; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Giddings; Farrar; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Oliveira (1).

HB 2463

The chair laid out HB 2463 as pending business.

Representative Paddie moved that HB 2463, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Oliveira (1).

HB 2757

The chair laid out HB 2757 as pending business.

Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Giddings moved that HB 2757, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Oliveira (1).

HB 2962

The chair laid out HB 2962 as pending business.

Representative Smithee offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Smithee moved that HB 2962, 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 Cook; Craddick; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Smithee (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Giddings; Farrar; Rodriguez, Eddie (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira (2).

HB 3322

The chair laid out HB 3322 as pending business.

Representative Guillen moved that HB 3322, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira (2).

HB 3379

The chair laid out HB 3379 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3379, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira (2).

HJR 94

The chair laid out HJR 94 as pending business.

Representative King, Ken moved that HJR 94, 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 Cook; Craddick; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Giddings; Farrar (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira (2).

HB 787

The chair laid out HB 787 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 787, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira (2).

At 4:21 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. Cook, Chair

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk