The House Committee on Technology, Economic Development & Workforce

81st Legislature

April 16, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 15, 2009, and an announcement on the House floor on April 15, 2009, the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development & Workforce met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Strama, at 8:11 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Harless; Ritter; Rodriguez (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Harless now present.)

 

Invited testimony on economic development issues was taken.

 

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

 

(Representative Rodriguez now present.)

 

Testimony continued.

 

HB 2519

 

The chair laid out HB 2519 as pending business.

 

Representative Parker offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Brown, Fred offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Brown, Fred to explain the amendment.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1277

 

The chair laid out HB 1277 as pending business.

 

Representative Button offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Button moved that HB 1277, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

HB 1573

 

The chair laid out HB 1573 as pending business.

 

Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 1573, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

HB 1935

 

The chair laid out HB 1935 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 1935, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

HB 2437

 

The chair laid out HB 2437 as pending business.

 

Representative Parker offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Parker moved that HB 2437, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

HB 2531

 

The chair laid out HB 2531 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 2531, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

HB 2564

 

The chair laid out HB 2564 as pending business.

 

Representative Parker offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Parker moved that HB 2564, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

HB 3103

 

The chair laid out HB 3103 as pending business.

 

Representative Eissler moved that HB 3103, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

HB 3343

 

The chair laid out HB 3343 as pending business.

 

Representative Rodriguez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Rodriguez moved that HB 3343, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Ritter  (1).

 

At 9:59 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until 10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess of the House of Representatives on April 16, 2009.

 

The committee reconvened at 4:32 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Strama. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Eissler; Gattis; Harless (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Button; Ritter; Rodriguez (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 3373

 

The chair laid out HB 3373 as pending business.

 

Representative Parker offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Eissler moved that HB 3373, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Eissler; Gattis; Harless (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Button; Ritter; Rodriguez  (3).

 

HB 4054

 

The chair laid out HB 4054 as pending business.

 

Representative Brown, Fred moved that HB 4054, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Eissler; Gattis; Harless (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Button; Ritter; Rodriguez  (3).

 

HB 4125

 

The chair laid out HB 4125 as pending business.

 

Representative Harless offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Button now present.)

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Harless moved that HB 4125, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Ritter; Rodriguez  (2).

 

HB 4328

 

The chair laid out HB 4328 as pending business.

 

Representative Strama offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gattis moved that HB 4328, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Ritter; Rodriguez  (2).

 

HB 1180

 

The chair laid out HB 1180 as pending business.

 

Representative Harless moved that HB 1180, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Button; Eissler; Gattis; Harless (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Ritter; Rodriguez  (2).

 

Invited testimony was taken regarding child care stimulus funding.

 

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

 

(Representative Parker in chair.)

 

(Representative Brown, Fred in chair.)

 

(Representative Rodriguez now present.)

 

Testimony continued.

 

(Representative Strama in chair.)

 

Testimony continued.

 

HB 2519

 

The chair laid out HB 2519 as pending business.

 

Representative Parker offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Representative Brown, Fred offered an amendment to the committee substitute.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without objection.

 

The clerk was instructed to roll the amendment into the substitute and create a new substitute.

 

Representative Parker moved that HB 2519, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Gattis; Harless (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Button; Eissler; Ritter; Rodriguez  (4).

 

(Representative Rodriguez now present.)

 

SB 111

 

The chair laid out SB 111.

 

Representative Parker moved that SB 111, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Button; Eissler; Ritter  (3).

 

(Representative Eissler now present.)

 

SB 741

 

The chair laid out SB 741.

 

Representative Parker moved that SB 741, 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 Strama; Parker; Brown, Fred; Eissler; Gattis; Harless; Rodriguez (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Button; Ritter  (2).

 

At 6:15 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. Strama, Chair

 

 

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Laurie McAnally, Clerk