The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

87th Legislature

May 3, 2021

9:00 a.m.

E2.028

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 28, 2021, revised on April 29, 2021, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 29, 2021, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Raymond, at 9:05 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Raymond; Buckley; Cyrier; Gervin-Hawkins; and Tinderholt.

A quorum was present.

SB 795

The chair laid out SB 795.

The chair recognized Representative Cain to explain SB 795.

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

The chair recognized Representative Cain to close on SB 795.

Representative Cyrier moved that SB 795, 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; Cyrier; Gervin-Hawkins; Tinderholt (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Biedermann; Lambert; Lopez; Morales, Eddie (4).

SB 791

The chair laid out SB 791.

The chair recognized Representative Tinderholt to explain SB 791.

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

(Representative Morales, Eddie now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Tinderholt to close on SB 791.

Representative Gervin-Hawkins moved that SB 791, 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; Cyrier; Gervin-Hawkins; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Biedermann; Lambert; Lopez (3).

SB 460

The chair laid out SB 460.

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to explain SB 460.

The chair recognized Representative Raymond to close on SB 460.

Representative Tinderholt moved that SB 460, 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; Cyrier; Gervin-Hawkins; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Biedermann; Lambert; Lopez (3).

SB 780

The chair laid out SB 780, the senate companion to HB 2210.

Representative Morales, Eddie moved that SB 780, 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; Cyrier; Gervin-Hawkins; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Biedermann; Lambert; Lopez (3).

SB 1233

The chair laid out SB 1233, the senate companion to HB 3277.

Representative Gervin-Hawkins moved that SB 1233, 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; Cyrier; Gervin-Hawkins; Morales, Eddie; Tinderholt (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Biedermann; Lambert; Lopez (3).

The chair directed that the April 26, 2021 minutes for the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

(Representative Biedermann now present.)

At 9:50 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