The House Committee on State Affairs

85th Legislature

July 27, 2017

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on July 27, 2017, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 2:02 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HJR 31

The chair laid out HJR 31.

The chair recognized Representative Shine to explain HJR 31.

(Representative Farrar now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Shine to close on HJR 31.

HJR 31 was left pending without objection.

HB 14

The chair laid out HB 14 as pending business.

Representative Paddie moved that HB 14, 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; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Smithee (8).

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

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Oliveira (2).

HB 215

The chair laid out HB 215 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 215, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  

(Representative Guillen now present.)

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).

At 2:06 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

________________________________________________

Rep. Cook, Chair

________________________________________________

Toni Barcellona, Clerk