The House Committee on State Affairs

85th Legislature

May 5, 2017

5:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2017, and permission granted on May 5, 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 5:32 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; and Oliveira.

A quorum was present.

SB 586

Representative Geren moved to reconsider all votes previously taken on SB 586.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair withdrew the committee substitute.

Representative Geren moved that SB 586, 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; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (4).

SB 25

The chair laid out SB 25, the companion to HB 434.

The chair moved that SB 25, 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; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira (8).

Nays:                           Representative Giddings (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (4).

SB 252

The chair laid out SB 252, the companion to HB 1142.

Representative King, Ken moved that SB 252, 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; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (4).

SB 253

The chair laid out SB 253, the companion to HB 1143.

Representative King, Ken moved that SB 253, 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; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (4).

SB 735

The chair laid out SB 735.

The chair moved that SB 735, 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; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (4).

SB 1004

The chair laid out SB 1004, the companion to HB 2838.

Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that SB 1004, 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; Meyer (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Oliveira (1).

Absent:                        Representatives Farrar; Kuempel; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (5).

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. Cook, Chair

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk