The House Committee on State Affairs

88th Legislature

May 18, 2023

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

JHR 140

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 12, 2023, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hunter, at 2:38 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; and Turner.

A quorum was present.

SB 114

The chair laid out SB 114 as pending business.

Representative Hernandez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Raymond moved that SB 114, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

SB 232

The chair laid out SB 232 as pending business.

Representative Turner moved that SB 232, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

SB 330

The chair laid out SB 330 as pending business.

Representative Spiller moved that SB 330, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

SB 610

The chair laid out SB 610 as pending business.

Representative Dean moved that SB 610, 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 Hunter; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Turner (3).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Raymond (1).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

SB 958

The chair laid out SB 958 as pending business.

Representative Slawson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Metcalf moved that SB 958, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

SB 1075

The chair laid out SB 1075 as pending business.

Representative Slawson moved that SB 1075, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

SB 1219

The chair laid out SB 1219 as pending business.

Representative Dean moved that SB 1219, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

SB 1431

The chair laid out SB 1431 as pending business.

Representative Hernandez moved that SB 1431, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

SB 1910

The chair laid out SB 1910 as pending business.

Representative Spiller offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Slawson moved that SB 1910, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guillen; Thompson, Senfronia (2).

(Representative Guillen now present.)

SB 2453

The chair laid out SB 2453 as pending business.

Representative Turner moved that SB 2453, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Guillen; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Turner (11).

Nays:                           Representative Spiller (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Thompson, Senfronia (1).

SJR 35

The chair laid out SJR 35 as pending business.

Representative Slawson moved that SJR 35, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Guillen; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Thompson, Senfronia (1).

SJR 52

The chair laid out SJR 52 as pending business.

Representative Spiller moved that SJR 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 Hunter; Dean; Geren; Guillen; Metcalf; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Turner (3).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Raymond (1).

Absent:                        Representative Thompson, Senfronia (1).

SCR 48

The chair laid out SCR 48.

Representative Metcalf moved that SCR 48, 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 Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Guillen; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Turner (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Thompson, Senfronia (1).

SB 1287

The chair laid out SB 1287 as pending business.

Representative Metcalf moved that SB 1287, 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 Hunter; Dean; Geren; Guillen; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Spiller (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Smithee; Turner (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Thompson, Senfronia (1).

SB 553

The chair laid out SB 553.

The chair recognized Representative Cole to explain SB 553.

The chair recognized Representative Cole to close on SB 553.

SB 553 was left pending without objection.

SB 365

The chair laid out SB 365.

The chair recognized Representative Landgraf to explain SB 365.

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

The chair recognized Representative Landgraf to close on SB 365.

SB 365 was left pending without objection.

SB 572

The chair laid out SB 572.

The chair recognized Representative Kitzman to explain SB 572.

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

The chair recognized Representative Kitzman to close on SB 572.

SB 572 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Hernandez in chair.)

SB 1658

The chair laid out SB 1658.

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain SB 1658.

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

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to close on SB 1658.

SB 1658 was left pending without objection.

(Representative Hunter in chair.)

SB 2018

The chair laid out SB 2018.

The chair recognized Representative Hefner to explain SB 2018.

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

The chair recognized Representative Hefner to close on SB 2018.

SB 2018 was left pending without objection.

SB 2014

The chair laid out SB 2014.

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain SB 2014.

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

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on SB 2014.

SB 2014 was left pending without objection.

SB 1404

The chair laid out SB 1404.

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to explain SB 1404.

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

The chair recognized Representative Smithee to close on SB 1404.

SB 1404 was left pending without objection.

SB 1803

The chair laid out SB 1803.

The chair recognized Representative Metcalf to explain SB 1803.

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

The chair recognized Representative Metcalf to close on SB 1803.

SB 1803 was left pending without objection.

SB 1117

The chair laid out SB 1117.

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain SB 1117.

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

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on SB 1117.

SB 1117 was left pending without objection.

At 4:18 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. Hunter, Chair

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Ginny Holloway, Clerk