The House Committee on State Affairs
81st Legislature
April 27, 2009
Upon lunch recess
3W.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 27, 2009, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Solomons, at 12:30 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford (12).
Absent: Representatives Jones; Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (3).
A quorum was present.
HB 457
The chair laid out HB 457 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
(Representative Jones now present.)
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Gallego moved that HB 457, 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; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira (10).
Nays: Representatives Craddick; Geren; Swinford (3).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 1677
The chair laid out HB 1677 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Swinford moved that HB 1677, 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 (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 1773
The chair laid out HB 1773 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 1773, 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 (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 1815
The chair laid out HB 1815 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 1904
The chair laid out HB 1904 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 2044
The chair laid out HB 2044 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 3544
The chair laid out HB 3544 as pending business.
Representative Oliveira moved that HB 3544, without amendments, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Swinford; Oliveira (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 3633
The chair laid out HB 3633 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Oliveira moved that HB 3633, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 4133
The chair laid out HB 4133 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Menendez moved that HB 4133, 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 (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 4207
The chair laid out HB 4207 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Craddick moved that HB 4207, 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 (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 4414
The chair laid out HB 4414 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 4414, 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; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 4489
The chair laid out HB 4489 as pending business.
The bill was left pending without objection.
HB 4644
The chair laid out HB 4644 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran moved that HB 4644, without amendments, 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 Solomons; Menendez; Cook; Craddick; Farabee; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
HB 4682
The chair laid out HB 4682 as pending business.
Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Jones moved that HB 4682, 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; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Swinford (11).
Nays: Representative Harless (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Oliveira (1).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
SB 95
The chair laid out SB 95.
Representative Maldonado moved that SB 95, 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; Hilderbran; Jones; Maldonado; Oliveira; Swinford (13).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Lucio III; Turner, Sylvester (2).
At 12:53 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