The House Committee on Transportation

86th Legislature

May 1, 2019

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 26, 2019, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 1, 2019, the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Canales, at 6:49 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Canales; Bernal; Hefner; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; and Thompson, Ed.

A quorum was present.

SB 604

The chair laid out SB 604, companion to HB 1541.

Representative Hefner offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hefner moved that SB 604, 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 Canales; Bernal; Hefner; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Landgraf; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Krause; Martinez (5).

SB 198

The chair laid out SB 198 as pending business.

Representative Raney offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Raney moved that SB 198, 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 Canales; Bernal; Hefner; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Landgraf; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Krause; Martinez (5).

(Representative Goldman now present.)

(Representative Landgraf now present.)

SB 969

The chair laid out SB 969, companion to HB 2301.

Representative Raney offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Raney moved that SB 969, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Goldman; Hefner; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Krause; Martinez (3).

(Representative Krause now present.)

SB 1092

The chair laid out SB 1092, companion to HB 2833.

Representative Raney moved that SB 1092, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Goldman; Hefner; Krause; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Martinez (2).

SB 1363

The chair laid out SB 1363, companion to HB 1226.

Representative Raney moved that SB 1363, without amendments, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Goldman; Hefner; Krause; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Martinez (2).

(Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.)

SB 1512

The chair laid out SB 1512, companion to HB 3089.

Representative Raney moved that SB 1512, without amendments, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Hefner; Krause; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez (1).

SB 1915

The chair laid out SB 1915, companion to HB 4436.

Representative Raney moved that SB 1915, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Hefner; Krause; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez (1).

SB 1959

The chair laid out SB 1959, companion to HB 3207.

Representative Raney moved that SB 1959, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Hefner; Krause; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez (1).

SB 2223

The chair laid out SB 2223, companion to HB 4445.

Representative Raney moved that SB 2223, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Hefner; Krause; Leman; Ortega; Raney; Thierry; Thompson, Ed (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Martinez (1).

HB 1986

The chair recalled HB 1986 from subcommittee on High Speed Rail.

Representative Raney offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Raney moved that HB 1986, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Goldman; Hefner; Krause; Leman; Raney; Thierry (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Thompson, Ed (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez; Ortega (2).

HB 1971

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure failed to be reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Raney moved that HB 1971, 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 Landgraf; Bernal; Hefner; Raney; Thompson, Ed (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Canales; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Krause; Leman; Thierry (6).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez; Ortega (2).

SB 1271

The chair laid out SB 1271.

The chair recognized Representative Howard to explain SB 1271.

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

The chair recognized Representative Howard to close on SB 1271.

SB 1271 was left pending without objection.

SB 688

The chair laid out SB 688.

The chair recognized Representative King, Ken to explain SB 688.

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

The chair recognized Representative King, Ken to close on SB 688.

SB 688 was left pending without objection.

HB 3949

The chair laid out HB 3949.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Perez to explain HB 3949.

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

The chair recognized Representative Perez to close on HB 3949.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3949 was left pending without objection.

HB 4762

The chair laid out HB 4762.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair explained HB 4762 on behalf of Representative Guillen.

The chair closed on HB 4762 on behalf of Representative Guillen.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 4762 was left pending without objection.

SB 1221

The chair laid out SB 1221.

The chair recognized Representative Landgraf to explain SB 1221 on behalf of Representative Cyrier.

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

The chair recognized Representative Landgraf to close on SB 1221 on behalf of Representative Cyrier.

SB 1221 was left pending without objection.

SB 228

The chair laid out SB 228.

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to explain SB 228.

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

The chair recognized Representative Guillen to close on SB 228.

SB 228 was left pending without objection.

SB 1219

The chair laid out SB 1219.

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain SB 1219 on behalf of Representative Thompson, Senfronia.

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

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on SB 1219 on behalf of Representative Thompson, Senfronia.

SB 1219 was left pending without objection.

SB 228

The chair laid out SB 228 as pending business.

Representative Landgraf moved that SB 228, without amendments, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Hefner; Leman; Thompson, Ed (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Krause; Martinez; Ortega; Raney; Thierry (5).

HB 4762

The chair laid out HB 4762 as pending business.

Representative Landgraf offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Landgraf moved that HB 4762, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Hefner; Leman; Thompson, Ed (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Krause; Martinez; Ortega; Raney; Thierry (5).

SB 1271

The chair laid out SB 1271 as pending business.

Representative Landgraf moved that SB 1271, without amendments, 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 Canales; Landgraf; Bernal; Davis, Yvonne; Goldman; Hefner; Leman; Thompson, Ed (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Krause; Martinez; Ortega; Raney; Thierry (5).

At 7:16 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. Canales, Chair

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Dylan Matthews, Clerk