The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures

88th Legislature

April 26, 2023

8:00 a.m.

E2.010

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 21, 2023, revised on April 24, 2023 and April 25, 2023, the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Ken, at 8:07 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King, Ken; Walle; Goldman; Harless; Hernandez; Herrero; King, Tracy O.; and Schaefer.

A quorum was present.

HB 4426

The chair recalled HB 4426 from subcommittee.

The chair laid out HB 4426.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Frazier to explain HB 4426.

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

The chair recognized Representative Frazier to close on HB 4426.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 4426 was left pending without objection.

HB 3148

The chair laid out HB 3148.

The chair recognized Representative Gamez to explain HB 3148.

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

(Representative Shaheen now present.)

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

(Representative Thompson, Senfronia now present.)

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

The chair recognized Representative Gamez to close on HB 3148.

HB 3148 was left pending without objection.

SB 2284

The chair laid out SB 2284, the companion to HB 2349.

Representative King, Tracy O. moved that SB 2284, 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 King, Ken; Walle; Goldman; Harless; Herrero; King, Tracy O.; Schaefer; Shaheen; Thompson, Senfronia (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Patterson (2).

HB 4115

The chair laid out HB 4115 as pending business.

Representative Goldman offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Goldman moved that HB 4115, 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 King, Ken; Walle; Goldman; Harless; Herrero; King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Senfronia (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Schaefer; Shaheen (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Patterson (2).

HB 2689

The chair laid out HB 2689 as pending business.

Representative Schaefer moved that HB 2689, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives King, Ken; Goldman; Harless; Schaefer; Shaheen (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Walle; Herrero; King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Senfronia (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Hernandez; Patterson (2).

HB 3016

The chair laid out HB 3016.

The chair recognized Representative Muñoz, Jr. to explain HB 3016.

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

The chair recognized Representative Muñoz, Jr. to close on HB 3016.

HB 3016 was left pending without objection.

HB 3652

The chair laid out HB 3652.

The chair recognized Representative Moody to explain HB 3652.

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

The chair recognized Representative Moody to close on HB 3652.

HB 3652 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Patterson now present.)

At 9:15 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. King, Ken, Chair

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Megan Quijano, Clerk