The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
81st Legislature
May 8, 2009
2:30 p.m.
3W.15
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2009, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gonzalez Toureilles, at 2:34 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (7).
Absent: Representatives Heflin; Kleinschmidt (2).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Heflin now present.)
(Representative Kleinschmidt now present.)
SB 1016
The chair laid out SB 1016, the companion to HB 3236.
Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Brown, Betty offered an amendment to the committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a committee substitute.
Representative Hardcastle moved that SB 1016, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
The committee substitute was adopted by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 212
The chair laid out SB 212 as pending business.
Representative Anderson moved that SB 212, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (8).
Nays: Representative Crabb (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 282
The chair laid out SB 282 as pending business.
Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Swinford moved that SB 282, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 867
The chair laid out SB 867 as pending business.
Representative Rios Ybarra offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Rios Ybarra moved that SB 867, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Hardcastle; Heflin; Rios Ybarra (6).
Nays: Representatives Crabb; Kleinschmidt; Swinford (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1501
The chair laid out SB 1501 as pending business.
Representative Swinford moved that SB 1501, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (8).
Nays: Representative Crabb (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1666
The chair laid out SB 1666 as pending business.
Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hardcastle moved that SB 1666, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1806
The chair laid out SB 1806.
Representative Kleinschmidt moved that SB 1806, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (8).
Nays: Representative Crabb (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
SB 1779
The chair laid out SB 1779, the companion to HB 4578.
Representative Heflin offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Heflin moved that SB 1779, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2312
The chair laid out HB 2312 as pending business.
Representative Hardcastle offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hardcastle moved that HB 2312, 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 Gonzalez Toureilles; Anderson; Brown, Betty; Crabb; Hardcastle; Heflin; Kleinschmidt; Rios Ybarra; Swinford (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
At 2:46 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. Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair
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Jim Terrell, Clerk