The House Committee on Ways & Means
87th Legislature
March 18, 2021
11:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
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Pursuant to a notice posted on March 17, 2021, and permission granted on March 18, 2021, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Meyer, at 11:03 a.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; and Shine.
A quorum was present.
HB 1195
The chair laid out HB 1195 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair moved that HB 1195, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Shine (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Sanford (1).
HB 1445
The chair laid out HB 1445 as pending business.
Representative Murphy offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Murphy moved that HB 1445, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Shine (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Sanford (1).
HB 115
The chair laid out HB 115 as pending business.
Representative Thierry moved that HB 115, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Shine (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Sanford (1).
HB 1658
The chair laid out HB 1658 as pending business.
Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 1658, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Shine (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Sanford (1).
HB 457
The chair laid out HB 457 as pending business.
Representative Noble moved that HB 457, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Shine (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Sanford (1).
HJR 25
The chair laid out HJR 25 as pending business.
Representative Shine moved that HJR 25, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Shine (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Sanford (1).
At 11:08 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. Meyer, Chair
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Ryan Marquess, Clerk