The House Committee on State Affairs
79th Legislature
May 3, 2005
Upon lunch recess
House Chamber, Desk #9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 3, 2005,
the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and
was called to order by the chair, Representative Swinford, at
12:13 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Swinford; Cook, Byron; Martinez
Fischer; Villarreal; Wong (5).
Absent: Representatives Miller; Gattis; Farrar; Keffer, Jim
(4).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Farrar now present.)
HB 908
The chair laid out HB 908 as pending business.
Representative Cook, Byron offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Wong moved that HB 908, 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 Swinford; Cook, Byron; Farrar;
Martinez Fischer; Villarreal; Wong (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Miller; Gattis; Keffer, Jim
(3).
HB 1949
The chair laid out HB 1949 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2557
The chair laid out HB 2557 as pending business.
(Representative Gattis now present.)
Representative Cook, Byron offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Cook, Byron moved that HB 2557, as substituted,
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 Swinford; Cook, Byron; Wong (3).
Nays: Representatives Farrar; Martinez Fischer;
Villarreal (3).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Gattis (1).
Absent: Representatives Miller; Keffer, Jim (2).
HB 3278
The chair laid out HB 3278 as pending business.
Representative Gattis offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Gattis moved that HB 3278, 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 Swinford; Gattis; Cook, Byron;
Farrar; Wong (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Martinez Fischer;
Villarreal (2).
Absent: Representatives Miller; Keffer, Jim (2).
SB 220
The chair laid out SB 220 as pending business.
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Representative Villarreal offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Villarreal moved that SB 220, 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 Swinford; Gattis; Cook, Byron;
Martinez Fischer; Villarreal; Wong (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Miller; Farrar; Keffer, Jim
(3).
HB 3314
The chair laid out HB 3314 as pending business.
Representative Cook, Byron offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Wong moved that HB 3314, 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 Swinford; Gattis; Cook, Byron;
Villarreal; Wong (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Miller; Farrar; Keffer, Jim;
Martinez Fischer (4).
At 12:35 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. Swinford, Chair
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Carrie Aldridge, Clerk
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