The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

81st Legislature

March 10, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.028

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On March 17, 2009, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock held on March 10, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 5, 2009, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzalez Toureilles, at 8:05 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (8).

 

Absent:              Representative Crabb (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 679, HB 681

 

The chair laid out HB 679 and HB 681.

 

Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute for HB 679.

Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute for HB 681.

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to explain the committee substitutes for HB 679 and HB 681.

 

(Representative Crabb now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Farrar to close on the measures.

 

The committee substitute for HB 679 was withdrawn without objection.

The committee substitute for HB 681 was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 679 was left pending without objection.

HB 681 was left pending without objection.

 

HB 482

 

The chair laid out HB 482.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 205

 

The chair laid out HB 205.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1444

 

The chair laid out HB 1444.

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Aycock to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:55 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until during reading and referral of bills.

 

The committee, which received permission to meet during the reading and referral of bills, reconvened at 11:55 a.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzalez Toureilles. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Kleinschmidt; Swinford (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hardcastle; Heflin; Rios Ybarra (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Heflin now present.)

 

(Representative Hardcastle now present.)

 

(Representative Rios Ybarra now present.)

 

HB 375

 

The chair laid out HB 375.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 377

 

The chair laid out HB 377.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 12:12 p.m., on the motion of Representative Swinford and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair

 

 

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Jim Terrell, Clerk