The House Committee on State Affairs

85th Legislature

April 27, 2017

1:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 27, 2017, and permission granted on April 27, 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 1:03 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 1936

The chair moved to reconsider all votes previously taken on HB 1936. 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 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; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie (7).

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

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira; Smithee (3).

HB 1475

The chair laid out HB 1475 as pending business.

Representative Giddings moved that HB 1475, 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; Farrar; Guillen; King, Ken; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Craddick; Kuempel (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira; Smithee (3).

HB 1870

The chair laid out HB 1870 as pending business.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie moved that HB 1870, 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; Farrar; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie (9).

Nays:                           Representative Craddick (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira; Smithee (3).

HB 2576

The chair laid out HB 2576 as pending business.

(Representative Geren now present.)

The chair moved that HB 2576, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Oliveira; Smithee (2).

HB 2858

The chair laid out HB 2858 as pending business.

Representative Paddie offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Paddie moved that HB 2858, 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; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie (10).

Nays:                           Representative Farrar (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Oliveira; Smithee (2).

HB 3383

The chair laid out HB 3383 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3383, 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; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Craddick; Meyer (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Oliveira; Smithee (2).

At 1:13 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