The House Committee on Business & Industry

Subcommittee on Consumer and Employee Issues

81st Legislature

April 1, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.036

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 27, 2009, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on March 31, 2009 to move the meeting time from 10:00a.m. to 8:00a.m., the House Committee on Business & Industry, Subcommittee on Consumer and Employee Issues, met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 8:09 a.m.

 

Present:           Representatives Giddings; Deshotel; Turner, Sylvester (3).

 

Absent:            Representatives Orr; Quintanilla (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 1787

 

The chair laid out HB 1787.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2623

 

The chair laid out HB 2623.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 4395

 

The chair laid out HB 4395.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2988

 

The chair laid out HB 2988.

 

Representative Deshotel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1835

 

The chair laid out HB 1835.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

 

HB 3166

 

The chair laid out HB 3166.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3167

 

The chair laid out HB 3167.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:58 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until upon final adjourn./recess.

 

The committee reconvened at 2:20 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Giddings; Deshotel; Quintanilla (3).

 

Absent:              Representatives Orr; Turner, Sylvester (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Deshotel in chair.)

 

HB 3525

 

The chair laid out HB 3525.

 

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 bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3083

 

The chair laid out HB 3083.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Thibaut to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1953

 

The chair laid out HB 1953.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester in chair.)

 

HB 3077

 

The chair laid out HB 3077.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

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 committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 At 3:58 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. Deshotel, Chair

 

 

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Ben Fitzgibbons, Clerk