The House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

89th Legislature

May 22, 2025

1:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 22, 2025, and permission granted on May 22, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Button, at 1:05 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Button; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Lujan; Luther; Meza; and Richardson.

A quorum was present.

SB 1361

The chair laid out SB 1361 as pending business.

Representative Meza moved that SB 1361, 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 Button; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Lujan; Luther; Meza (7).

Nays:                           Representative Richardson (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Talarico; Longoria; Ordaz (3).

SB 2105

The chair laid out SB 2105 as pending business.

Representative Bhojani moved that SB 2105, 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 Button; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Lujan; Luther; Meza; Richardson (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Talarico; Longoria; Ordaz (3).

SB 2637

The chair laid out SB 2637 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Lujan moved that SB 2637, 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 Button; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Lujan; Meza (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Luther; Richardson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Talarico; Longoria; Ordaz (3).

SB 2690

The chair laid out SB 2690 as pending business.

Representative Luther moved that SB 2690, 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 Button; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Lujan; Luther; Meza; Richardson (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Talarico; Longoria; Ordaz (3).

SCR 38

The chair laid out SCR 38 as pending business.

Representative Richardson moved that SCR 38, 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 Button; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Lujan; Luther; Richardson (7).

Nays:                           Representative Meza (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Talarico; Longoria; Ordaz (3).

SB 2881

The chair laid out SB 2881 as pending business.

Representative Harris Davila moved that SB 2881, 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 Button; Bell, Keith; Harris Davila; Lujan; Luther; Meza; Richardson (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Talarico; Bhojani; Longoria; Ordaz (4).

At 1:14 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. Button, Chair

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Victoria Smith, Clerk