The House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
81st Legislature
March 25, 2009
8:00 a.m.
E2.026
Pursuant to a notice posted on March 20, 2009, the House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Corte, at 8:13 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Corte; Vaught; Edwards; Farias; Pickett; Turner, Chris (6).
Absent: Representatives Chavez; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr. (3).
A quorum was present.
HB1998
The chair laid out HB1998 as pending business.
Representative Turner, Chris moved that HB1998, 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 Corte; Vaught; Edwards; Farias; Pickett; Turner, Chris (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chavez; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr. (3).
HB2558
The chair laid out HB2558 as pending business.
Representative Pickett moved that HB2558, 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 Corte; Vaught; Edwards; Farias; Pickett; Turner, Chris (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chavez; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr. (3).
HB1830
The chair laid out HB1830 as pending business.
Representative Corte offered and explained a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Vaught moved that HB1830, 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 Corte; Vaught; Edwards; Farias; Pickett; Turner, Chris (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chavez; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr. (3).
HB 761
The chair laid out HB 761 as pending business.
Representative Farias moved that HB 761, 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 Corte; Vaught; Edwards; Farias; Pickett; Turner, Chris (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Chavez; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr. (3).
HB2252
The chair laid out HB2252.
The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain the measure.
(Representative Vaught in chair.)
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Ortiz, Jr. now present.)
(Representative Maldonado now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Hunter to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB1345
The chair laid out HB1345.
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Menendez to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB2546
The chair laid out HB2546.
The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Corte in chair.)
(Representative Chavez now present.)
The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2056
The chair laid out HB 2056.
The chair recognized Representative Gallego to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 9:54 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until upon final adjourn./recess of the House or, pending the approval of the House, during reading and referral of bills.
The committee received permission to meet during the reading and referral of bills and reconvened at 2:38 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Corte. The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Corte; Farias; Maldonado; Ortiz, Jr.; Pickett (5).
Absent: Representatives Vaught; Chavez; Edwards; Turner, Chris (4).
A quorum was present.
HB143, HB2056
The chair laid out HB 2056 as pending business.
The chair laid out HB143.
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.
Representative Ortiz, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute to HB 143.
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to explain the measure.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
(Representative Turner, Chris now present.)
(Representative Edwards now present.)
(Representative Edwards in chair.)
(Representative Corte in chair.)
(Representative Farias in chair.)
(Representative Corte in chair.)
The chair recognized Representative McClendon to close on the measure.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
HB 143 was left pending without objection.
The chair closed on HB 2056.
HB 2056 was left pending without objection.
HB 1013
The chair laid out and explained HB 1013.
Testimony taken/registration recorded. (See attached witness list.)
The chair closed on the measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 7:19 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. Corte, Chair
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Teri Avery, Clerk