The House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures

81st Legislature

April 1, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.016

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 27, 2009, the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kuempel, at 8:05 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Kuempel; Chisum; Geren; Hamilton; Quintanilla (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Thompson; Gutierrez; Jones; Menendez (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB2081

 

The chair laid out HB2081.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.

 

Representative Quintanilla offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Gutierrez now present.)

 

(Representative Menendez now present.)

 

(Representative Jones now present.)

 

(Representative Thompson now present.)

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3129

 

The chair laid out HB3129.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy O. to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Tracy O. to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1175

 

The chair laid out HB1175.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative King, Susan to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2640

 

The chair laid out HB2640.

 

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

 

(Representative Thompson in chair.)

 

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

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1772

 

The chair laid out HB1772.

 

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 bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB3114

 

The chair laid out HB3114.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2697

 

The chair laid out HB2697.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gutierrez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:40 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was recessed until during reading and referral of bills.

 

The committee reconvened at 2:02 p.m. and was called to order by the chair, Representative Kuempel. The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Kuempel; Thompson; Chisum; Gutierrez; Hamilton (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Geren; Jones; Menendez; Quintanilla (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB3413

 

The chair laid out HB3413.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2591

 

The chair laid out HB2591.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB73

 

The chair laid out HB73.

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Geren now present.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Flynn to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2081

 

The chair laid out HB2081 as pending business.

 

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

 

Representative Kuempel offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1807

 

The chair laid out HB1807.

 

Representative Geren offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Menendez now present.)

 

(Representative Jones now present.)

 

HB1299

 

The chair laid out HB1299 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner, Chris to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

Representative Thompson moved that HB1299, 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 Kuempel; Thompson; Geren; Gutierrez; Hamilton; Jones; Menendez (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Chisum; Quintanilla  (2).

 

HB1185

 

The chair laid out HB1185.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain the measure.

 

(Representative Thompson in chair.)

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Geren in chair.)

 

HB3180

 

The chair laid out HB3180.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Hamilton in chair.)

 

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

 

(Representative Geren in chair.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

The chair directed that the March 25, 2009, minutes for the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

 

HB3180

 

The chair laid out HB3180 as pending business.

 

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

 

(Representative Hamilton in chair.)

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Kuempel in chair.)

 

HB1411

 

The chair laid out HB1411.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jones to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Jones to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB2096

 

The chair laid out HB2096.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1973

 

The chair laid out HB1973.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hamilton to explain the measure.

 

Representative Jones offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB1933

 

The chair laid out HB1933.

 

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.

 

HB2591

 

The chair laid out HB2591.

 

Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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.

 

HB3413

 

The chair laid out HB3413.

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to explain the measure.

 

Representative Hamilton offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Thompson to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Thompson in chair.)

 

HB2548

 

The chair laid out HB2548.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the measure.

 

Representative Thompson offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Kuempel in chair.)

 

At 7:22 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. Kuempel, Chair

 

 

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Brittney Thomas, Clerk