The House Committee on State Affairs

81st Legislature

April 21, 2009

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

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 16, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 2:57 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Geren; Harless; Jones; Lucio III; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford; Turner, Sylvester (13).

 

Absent:              Representatives Gallego; Hilderbran (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

HB 1606

 

The chair laid out HB 1606.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain the measure on behalf of Representative Branch.

 

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

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on the measure on behalf of Representative Branch.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

HB 1109 & HB 543

 

The chair laid out HB 1109 & HB 543.

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to explain HB 1109.

 

The chair recognized Representative Swinford to explain HB 543 on behalf of Representative Raymond.

 

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

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Homer to close on HB 1109.

 

The chair recognized Representative Oliveira to close on HB 543 on behalf of Representative Raymond.

 

HB 1109 and HB 543 were left pending without objection.

 

 

HB 36 & HB 3796

 

The chair laid out HB 36 & HB 3796.

 

The chair recognized Representative Corte to explain HB 36.

 

The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain HB 3796.

 

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

 

(Representative Hilderbran now present.)

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Corte to close on HB 36.

 

The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on HB 3796.

 

HB 36 and HB 3796 were left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Hilderbran in chair.)

 

 

HB 48, HB 276, HB 404, HB 1061, HB 3949, HB 4675 &HCR 50

 

The chair laid out HB 48, HB 276, HB 404, HB 1061, HB 3949, HB 4675 & HCR 50.

 

The chair recognized Representative Riddle to explain HB 48.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute for HB 48.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zerwas to explain HB 276.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute for HB 276.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harless to explain HB 404.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute for HB 404.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson to explain HB 1061.

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to explain HB 3949.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a committee amendment for HB 3949.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain HB 4675.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute for HB 4675.

 

The chair recognized Representative Creighton to explain HCR 50.

 

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

 

(Representative Swinford in chair.)

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

(Representative Farabee in chair.)

 

(Representative Menendez in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Solomons to close on HB 3949.

 

The chair recognized Representative Harless to close on HB 404.

 

The chair recognized Representative Jackson to close on HB 1061.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on HB 4675.

 

The chair recognized Representative Creighton to close on HCR 50.

 

The chair closed on behalf of Representative Riddle on HB 48 and Representative Zerwas on HB 276.

 

 

 

The committee substitute for HB 48 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 276 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 404 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee substitute for HB 4675 was withdrawn without objection.

 

The committee amendment for HB 3949 was withdrawn without objection.

 

HB 48, HB 276, HB 404, HB 1061, HB 3949, HB 4675 & HCR 50 were left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Solomons in chair.)

 

At 11:16 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