The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

87th Legislature

April 19, 2021

10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 14, 2021, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Raymond, at 10:04 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie; and Tinderholt.

A quorum was present.

HB 3953

The chair laid out HB 3953 as pending business.

Representative Buckley offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Buckley moved that HB 3953, 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 Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cyrier (1).

HB 3957

The chair laid out HB 3957 as pending business.

Representative Buckley offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Morales, Eddie moved that HB 3957, 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 Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cyrier (1).

HB 3821

The chair laid out HB 3821 as pending business.

Representative Gervin-Hawkins offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Lambert moved that HB 3821, 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 Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cyrier (1).

HB 697

The chair laid out HB 697 as pending business.

Representative Lopez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Buckley moved that HB 697, 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 Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cyrier (1).

HB 4243

The chair laid out HB 4243 as pending business.

Representative Buckley offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Gervin-Hawkins moved that HB 4243, 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 Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie (7).

Nays:                           Representative Tinderholt (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cyrier (1).

HB 4162

The chair laid out HB 4162 as pending business.

Representative Morales, Eddie moved that HB 4162, 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 Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cyrier (1).

HB 2556

The chair laid out HB 2556 as pending business.

Representative Lopez moved that HB 2556, 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 Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Gervin-Hawkins; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Cyrier (1).

SB 792

The chair laid out SB 792.

The chair recognized Representative Lopez to explain SB 792.

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

The chair recognized Representative Lopez to close on SB 792.

Representative Biedermann moved that SB 792, 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 Raymond; Buckley; Biedermann; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Cyrier; Gervin-Hawkins (2).

SB 623

The chair laid out SB 623.

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain SB 623.

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

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on SB 623.

SB 623 was left pending without objection.

The chair directed that the March 29, 2021 minutes for the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

The chair directed that the April 7, 2021 minutes for the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

At 10:38 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. Raymond, Chair

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Andrew Harkey, Clerk