The House Committee on Business & Industry

Subcommittee on TRCC, Property and Landlord & tenant issues

81st Legislature

March 24, 2009

10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E2.030

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 2009, and being granted permission to meet while the house is in session during the reading and referral of bills on March 24, 2009, the House Committee on Business & Industry, Subcommittee on TRCC, Property and Landlord & Tenant issues, met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gattis, at 12:39 p.m.

 

Present:           Representatives Gattis; Deshotel; England (3).

 

Absent:            Representatives Christian; Miller, Sid (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1513

 

The chair laid out HB 1513.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1760

 

The chair laid out HB 1760.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

 

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

 

(Representative Christian now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2595

 

The chair laid out HB 2595.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2601

 

The chair laid out HB 2601.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2392

 

The chair laid out HB 2392.

 

Representative Christian offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative England to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative England to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 570

 

The chair laid out HB 570.

 

Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Deshotel offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1846

 

The chair laid out HB 1846.

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Lucio III to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Christian in chair.)

 

HB 2461

 

The chair laid out HB 2461.

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Deshotel to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

 

HB 2257

 

The chair laid out HB 2257.

 

(Representative Gattis in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Miller, Sid now present.)

 

The chair close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 899

 

The chair laid out HB 899.

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Dutton to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1031

 

The chair laid out HB 1031.

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Sid to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Miller, Sid to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 5:59 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. Gattis, Chair

 

 

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Ben Fitzgibbons, Clerk