The House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development

86th Legislature

April 15, 2019

8:00 a.m.

E2.014

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 10, 2019, the House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Anchia, at 8:05 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Anchia; Blanco; Cain; Larson; Metcalf; Perez; and Raney.

A quorum was present.

HB 1469

The chair laid out HB 1469 as pending business.

Representative Blanco offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Blanco moved that HB 1469, 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 Anchia; Blanco; Cain; Larson; Metcalf; Perez; Raney (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frullo; Romero, Jr. (2).

HB 3511

The chair laid out HB 3511 as pending business.

Representative Metcalf offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Metcalf moved that HB 3511, 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 Anchia; Blanco; Larson; Metcalf; Perez; Raney (6).

Nays:                           Representative Cain (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Frullo; Romero, Jr. (2).

(Representative Romero, Jr. now present.)

HB 2416

The chair laid out HB 2416 as pending business.

Representative Raney moved that HB 2416, 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 Anchia; Blanco; Cain; Larson; Metcalf; Perez; Raney; Romero, Jr. (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Frullo (1).

HB 2279

The chair laid out HB 2279 as pending business.

Representative Romero, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Zwiener to explain HB 2279.

The chair recognized Representative Zwiener to close on HB 2279.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Perez moved that HB 2279, 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 Anchia; Blanco; Cain; Larson; Metcalf; Perez; Raney; Romero, Jr. (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Frullo (1).

(Representative Frullo now present.)

HB 1221

The chair laid out HB 1221.

The chair recognized Representative Patterson to explain HB 1221.

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

The chair recognized Representative Patterson to close on HB 1221.

HB 1221 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Frullo in chair.)

HB 995, HB 3728

The chair laid out HB 995 and HB 3728.

Representative Romero, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute for HB 995.

The chair recognized Representative Collier to explain HB 995.

Representative Romero, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute for HB 3728.

The chair recognized Representative Bernal to explain HB 3728.

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

The chair recognized Representative Collier to close on HB 995 and HB 3728.

The committee substitute for HB 995 was withdrawn without objection.

The committee substitute for HB 3728 was withdrawn without objection.

HB 995 and HB 3728 were left pending without objection.

(Representative Anchia in chair.)

HB 1559

The chair laid out HB 1559.

The chair recognized Representative Meza to explain HB 1559.

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

The chair recognized Representative Meza to close on HB 1559.

(Representative Romero, Jr. in chair.)

HB 1559 was left pending without objection.

At 10:26 a.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. Anchia, Chair

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Jeff Madden, Clerk