The House Committee on State Affairs

85th Legislature

May 25, 2017

3:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 23, 2017, announcement from the house floor on May 25, 2017, and permission granted on May 25, 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 3:00 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Giddings; Geren; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; and Smithee.

A quorum was present.

HCR 125

The chair laid out HCR 125.

The chair moved that HCR 125, 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; Geren; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Farrar; Guillen; King, Ken (4).

HR 1854

The chair laid out HR 1854.

Representative Rodriguez, Eddie moved that HR 1854, 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; Geren; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Farrar; Guillen; King, Ken (4).

SCR 55

The chair laid out SCR 55.

SCR 55 was left pending without objection.

At 3:04 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