The House Committee on Business & Industry
81st Legislature
May 1, 2009
During reading and referral of bills
1W.14
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 1, 2009, and being granted permission to meet during the reading and referral of bills, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 4:01 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Giddings; Miller, Sid (4).
A quorum was present.
SB 234
The chair laid out SB 234 as pending business.
Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Quintanilla moved that SB 234, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Giddings; Miller, Sid (4).
SB 235
The chair laid out SB 235 as pending business.
Representative Orr moved that SB 235, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Giddings; Miller, Sid (4).
SB 236
The chair laid out SB 236 as pending business.
Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Quintanilla moved that SB 236, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Giddings; Miller, Sid (4).
SB 238
The chair laid out SB 238 as pending business.
Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Quintanilla moved that SB 238, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Giddings; Miller, Sid (4).
SB 239
The chair laid out SB 239 as pending business.
Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Quintanilla moved that SB 239, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Giddings; Miller, Sid (4).
(Representative Giddings now present.)
SB 240
The chair laid out SB 240 as pending business.
Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Quintanilla moved that SB 240, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Miller, Sid (3).
SB 241
The chair laid out SB 241 as pending business.
Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Quintanilla moved that SB 241, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Miller, Sid (3).
HB 2815
The chair recalled HB 2815 from subcommittee.
Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 2815, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Miller, Sid (3).
HB 4372
The chair laid out HB 4372 as pending business.
Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Giddings moved that HB 4372, 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 Deshotel; Elkins; Christian; Giddings; Keffer; Orr; Quintanilla; Turner, Sylvester (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives England; Gattis; Miller, Sid (3).
At 4:11 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