The House Committee on State Affairs

87th Legislature

April 22, 2021

9:00 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 21, 2021, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Paddie, at 9:08 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; and Slawson.

A quorum was present.

HB 1231

The chair laid out HB 1231 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1231, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen (9).

Nays:                           Representatives King, Phil; Slawson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 1476

The chair laid out HB 1476 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1476, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 1842

The chair laid out HB 1842 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1842, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 2581

The chair laid out HB 2581 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2581, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 2775

The chair laid out HB 2775 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2775, 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 Paddie; Harless; Hunter; King, Phil; Metcalf; Shaheen; Slawson (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Howard; Raymond (3).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Lucio III (1).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 3046

The chair laid out HB 3046 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3046, 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 Paddie; Harless; Hunter; King, Phil; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Howard; Lucio III (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 3388

The chair laid out HB 3388 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3388, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 3544

The chair laid out HB 3544 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3544, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 3743

The chair laid out HB 3743 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 3743, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 3838

The chair laid out HB 3838 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3838, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 3997

The chair laid out HB 3997 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3997, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 4420

The chair laid out HB 4420 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 4420, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HB 4507

The chair laid out HB 4507 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 4507, 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 Paddie; Harless; Hunter; King, Phil; Metcalf; Shaheen; Slawson (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Howard; Lucio III; Raymond (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HCR 5

The chair laid out HCR 5 as pending business.

The chair moved that HCR 5, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HCR 52

The chair laid out HCR 52 as pending business.

The chair moved that HCR 52, 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 Paddie; Harless; Hunter; King, Phil; Metcalf; Shaheen; Slawson (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Howard; Lucio III; Raymond (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HCR 60

The chair laid out HCR 60 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HCR 60, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HCR 66

The chair laid out HCR 66 as pending business.

The chair moved that HCR 66, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HR 10

The chair laid out HR 10 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HR 10, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

HR 538

The chair laid out HR 538 as pending business.

The chair moved that HR 538, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

SB 19

The chair laid out SB 19 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 19, 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 Paddie; Harless; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Howard (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

SB 398

The chair laid out SB 398 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 398, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

SB 518

The chair laid out SB 518 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 518, 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 Paddie; Harless; Hunter; King, Phil; Metcalf; Shaheen; Slawson (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Howard; Lucio III; Raymond (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

SB 650

The chair laid out SB 650 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 650, 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 Paddie; Harless; Hunter; King, Phil; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Deshotel; Howard; Lucio III (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

SB 538

The chair laid out SB 538 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 538, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

SB 1821

The chair laid out SB 1821 as pending business.

The chair moved that SB 1821, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

SCR 3

The chair laid out SCR 3 as pending business.

The chair moved that SCR 3, 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 Paddie; Deshotel; Harless; Howard; Hunter; King, Phil; Lucio III; Metcalf; Raymond; Shaheen; Slawson (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Smithee (2).

At 9:30 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. Paddie, Chair

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Jarred Shaffer, Clerk