The House Committee on State Affairs

85th Legislature

May 10, 2017

4:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 10, 2017, and permission granted on May 10, 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 4:00 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.

SB 8

The chair laid out SB 8, the companion to HB 200.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Giddings now present.)

The chair moved that SB 8, 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).

SB 56

The chair laid out SB 56, the companion to HB 1048.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie moved that SB 56, 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).

SB 1289

The chair laid out SB 1289, the companion to HB 2780.

Representative Paddie offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Paddie moved that SB 1289, 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; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           Representative Craddick (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Geren; Oliveira (2).

SB 1476

The chair laid out SB 1476.

Representative King, Ken moved that SB 1476, 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).

SB 1488

The chair laid out SB 1488, the companion to HB 3502.

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

The chair moved that SB 1488, 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; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

At 4:06 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