The House Committee on State Affairs

89th Legislature

May 1, 2025

11:00 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 1, 2025, and permission granted on May 1, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, at 11:00 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King; Hernandez; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; and Turner.

A quorum was present.

(Representative Anchía now present.)

HB 551

The chair laid out HB 551 as pending business.

Representative Geren moved that HB 551, 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 King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2868

The chair laid out HB 2868 as pending business.

Representative Darby offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that HB 2868, 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; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 2053

The chair laid out SB 2053, the companion to HB 4439.

The chair moved that SB 2053, 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 King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4732

The chair laid out HB 4732 as pending business.

Representative Hernandez offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Anchía moved that HB 4732, 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; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4878

The chair laid out HB 4878 as pending business.

Representative McQueeney moved that HB 4878, 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 King; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee (10).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Davis, Yvonne; Thompson; Turner (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4958

The chair laid out HB 4958 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 4958, 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 King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 5200

The chair laid out HB 5200 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 5200, 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 King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 5402

The chair laid out HB 5402 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 5402, 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 King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (14).

Nays:                           Representative Raymond (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1433

The chair laid out SB 1433, the companion to HB 3022.

Representative McQueeney moved that SB 1433, 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 King; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Davis, Yvonne; Raymond; Thompson; Turner (6).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 11:10 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, Chair

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Megan Quijano, Clerk