The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

March 31, 2009

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

JHR 140

CORRECTED MINUTES

 

 

On April 17, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs authorized the correction of the  minutes for the meeting of the House Committee on State Affairs held on March 31, 2009. The following are the corrected minutes for that meeting:

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 26, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 2:10 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford (12).

 

Absent:              Representatives Hilderbran; Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

HB 217

 

The chair laid out HB 217 as pending business.

 

Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Menendez to explain the measure.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Farabee moved that HB 217, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hilderbran; Lucio III  (2).

 

 

 

HB 232

 

The chair laid out HB 232 as pending business.

 

Representative Jones moved that HB 232, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hilderbran; Lucio III  (2).

 

HB 870

 

The chair laid out HB 870 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Cook moved that HB 870, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hilderbran; Lucio III  (2).

 

HB 987

 

The chair laid out HB 987 as pending business.

 

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 987, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hilderbran; Lucio III  (2).

 

HB 230

 

The chair laid out HB 230 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Jones moved that HB 230, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (10).

 

Nays:                             Representatives Craddick; Harless; Swinford (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hilderbran; Lucio III  (2).

 

HB 2305

 

The chair laid out HB 2305 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Craddick moved that HB 2305, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hilderbran; Lucio III  (2).

 

HB 2052

 

The chair laid out HB 2052 as pending business.

 

Representative Jones moved that HB 2052, as amended, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hilderbran; Lucio III  (2).

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

 

Representative Hilderbran was not present for the voting of the bills, but he stated that if he were, he would have voted for HB 217, HB 232, HB 870, HB 987, HB 230, HB 2052, and HB 2305.

 

HB 1783

 

The chair laid out HB 1783.

 

 Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swinford moved that HB 1783, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (14).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Lucio III  (1).

 

 

HB 2421

 

The chair laid out HB 2421 as pending business.

 

Representative Menendez offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Turner, Sylvester moved that HB 2421, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Cook; Lucio III  (2).

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

 

HB 957

 

The chair laid out HB 957.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

Representative Swinford offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

(Representative Lucio III now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1485

 

The chair laid out HB 1485.

 

The chair recognized Representative Pitts to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Pitts to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2097

 

The chair laid out HB 2097.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hodge to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Hodge to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1815

 

The chair laid out HB 1815.

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Isett to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2004

 

The chair laid out HB 2004.

 

The chair recognized Representative McCall to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative McCall to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2820

 

The chair laid out HB 2820.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to explain the measure.

 

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

 

Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chisum to close on the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1773

 

The chair laid out HB 1773.

 

The chair recognized Representative Fletcher to explain the measure.

 

Representative Gallego offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Fletcher to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 576

 

The chair laid out HB 576.

 

The chair recognized Representative Sheffield to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Sheffield to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2044

 

The chair laid out HB 2044.

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Keffer to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 1732

 

The chair laid out HB 1732.

 

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to explain the measure.

 

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

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

The chair recognized Representative Chavez to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1705

 

The chair laid out HB 1705.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

HB 1707

 

The chair laid out HB 1707.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

 

HB 1950

 

The chair laid out HB 1950.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

HB 3309

 

The chair laid out HB 3309.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to explain the measure.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Gattis to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3406

 

The chair laid out HB 3406.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain the measure.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

 

 

HB 2515

 

The chair laid out HB 2515.

 

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

 

(Representative Solomons 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.

 

HB 2044

 

The chair laid out HB 2044 as pending business.

 

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

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

HB1243, HB1643 & HB1655

 

The chair laid out HB1243, HB1643 & HB1655 as pending business.

 

The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on HB 1243, HB 1642 & HB 1655.

 

The chair named the following members to the subcommittee on HB 1243, HB 1642 & HB 1655:  Representative Swinford, Chair; Representatives Farabee and Gallego.

 

At 6:55 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. Solomons, Chair

 

 

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Lesley French, Clerk