The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

86th Legislature

April 29, 2019

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 24, 2019, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Springer, at 6:59 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Springer; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Buckley; Burns; and Fierro.

A quorum was present.

SB 814

The chair laid out SB 814.

The chair recognized Representative Buckley to explain SB 814.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Buckley to close on SB 814.

SB 814 was left pending without objection.

SB 345

The chair laid out SB 345, companion to HB 792.

Representative Anderson, Charles "Doc" moved that SB 345, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Springer; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Burns (3).

Nays:                           Representatives Buckley; Fierro (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Beckley; Meza; Raymond; Zwiener (4).

(Representative Zwiener now present.)

SB 86

The chair laid out SB 86, companion to HB 2596.

Representative Burns offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Burns moved that SB 86, 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 Springer; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Buckley; Burns; Fierro; Zwiener (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Beckley; Meza; Raymond (3).

HB 32

The chair laid out HB 32 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 32, as substituted, 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 Springer; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Buckley; Burns; Fierro; Zwiener (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Beckley; Meza; Raymond (3).

SB 345

The chair laid out SB 345, companion to HB 792.

Representative Anderson, Charles "Doc" moved that SB 345, 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 Springer; Anderson, Charles "Doc"; Burns; Fierro; Zwiener (5).

Nays:                           Representative Buckley (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Beckley; Meza; Raymond (3).

At 7:12 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. Springer, Chair

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Alexander McMillan, Clerk