The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

89th Legislature

April 9, 2025

upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 8, 2025, and permission granted on April 9, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Guillen, at 11:25 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; and Money.

A quorum was present.

HB 43

The chair laid out HB 43 as pending business.

Representative Lopez, Janie offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Cain moved that HB 43, 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 Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 1276

The chair laid out HB 1276 as pending business.

Representative Lopez, Janie moved that HB 1276, 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 Guillen; Cain; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Hopper; Money (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 2013

The chair laid out HB 2013 as pending business.

Representative Kitzman moved that HB 2013, 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 Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 3479

The chair laid out HB 3479 as pending business.

Representative Money moved that HB 3479, 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 Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 4163

The chair laid out HB 4163 as pending business.

Representative Lopez, Janie offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Kitzman moved that HB 4163, 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 Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 4810

The chair laid out HB 4810 as pending business.

Representative Kitzman moved that HB 4810, 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 Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

(Representative Guerra now present.)

HB 1592

The chair laid out HB 1592 as pending business.

Representative Cain moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure failed to receive affirmative vote in committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

Representative Lopez, Janie moved that HB 1592, 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 Guillen; Guerra; Cain; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Hopper; Money (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Muñoz (1).

HB 2669

The chair laid out HB 2669 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2669, 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 Guillen; Guerra; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Cain; Hopper; Money (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Muñoz (1).

At 11:34 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. Guillen, Chair

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Jonathan Wilson, Clerk