The House Committee on Ways & Means

87th Legislature

April 14, 2021

12:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

Speaker's Committee Room, 2W.6

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 14, 2021, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Meyer, at 1:42 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; and Shine.

A quorum was present.

The chair directed that the April 8, 2021 minutes for the House Committee on Ways & Means be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

HB 211

The chair laid out HB 211 as pending business.

Representative Shine offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shine moved that HB 211, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 349

The chair laid out HB 349 as pending business.

Representative Murphy moved that HB 349, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1346

The chair laid out HB 1346 as pending business.

Representative Guerra moved that HB 1346, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1577

The chair laid out HB 1577 as pending business.

Representative Rodriguez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 1577, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HJR 81

The chair laid out HJR 81 as pending business.

Representative Rodriguez moved that HJR 81, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1764

The chair laid out HB 1764 as pending business.

Representative Cole moved that HB 1764, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2245

The chair laid out HB 2245 as pending business.

Representative Martinez Fischer offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 2245, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2345

The chair laid out HB 2345 as pending business.

Representative Button offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Button moved that HB 2345, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2433

The chair laid out HB 2433 as pending business.

Representative Guerra offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Guerra moved that HB 2433, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2535

The chair laid out HB 2535 as pending business.

Representative Shine offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shine moved that HB 2535, 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; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (10).

Nays:                           Representative Cole (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3097

The chair laid out HB 3097 as pending business.

Representative Thierry moved that HB 3097, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Guerra; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Cole; Martinez Fischer (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

The chair stated that, because HB 3097 failed to receive the required unanimous vote of the members present and voting, the committee report will not recommend that the measure be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.

HB 3097

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

HB 3097

The chair laid out HB 3097 as pending business.

Representative Thierry moved that HB 3097, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3217

The chair laid out HB 3217 as pending business.

Representative Sanford offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Sanford moved that HB 3217, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3343

The chair laid out HB 3343 as pending business.

Representative Noble moved that HB 3343, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3777

The chair laid out HB 3777 as pending business.

Representative Cole offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Cole moved that HB 3777, 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; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (10).

Nays:                           Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3795

The chair laid out HB 3795 as pending business.

Representative Guerra moved that HB 3795, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3971

The chair laid out HB 3971 as pending business.

Representative Murphy offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Murphy moved that HB 3971, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4027

The chair laid out HB 4027 as pending business.

Representative Sanford moved that HB 4027, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4103

The chair laid out HB 4103 as pending business.

Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 4103, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4315

The chair laid out HB 4315 as pending business.

Representative Guerra offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Guerra moved that HB 4315, 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 Meyer; Thierry; Button; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 873

The chair laid out SB 873, the companion to HB 3060.

Representative Sanford moved that SB 873, 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; Sanford; Shine (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2695

The chair laid out HB 2695 as pending business.

Representative Shine offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shine moved that HB 2695, 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; Murphy; Noble; Sanford; Shine (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Rodriguez (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3021

The chair laid out HB 3021 as pending business.

Representative Sanford offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Sanford moved that HB 3021, 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; Button; Guerra; Murphy; Noble; Sanford; Shine (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Thierry; Cole; Martinez Fischer; Rodriguez (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2438

The chair laid out HB 2438 as pending business.

Representative Noble offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Noble moved that HB 2438, 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; Guerra; Murphy; Noble; Sanford; Shine (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Cole; Martinez Fischer; Rodriguez (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4072

The chair laid out HB 4072 as pending business.

Representative Shine offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Shine moved that HB 4072, 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; Cole; Guerra; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Noble; Rodriguez; Sanford; Shine (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Button (1).

At 1:59 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. Meyer, Chair

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Ryan Marquess, Clerk