The House Committee on Transportation

81st Legislature

April 16, 2009

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk # 15

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 16, 2009, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 11:39 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Absent:              Representative Dunnam (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 784

 

The chair recalled HB 784 from subcommittee.

 

The chair laid out HB 784 as pending business.

 

Representative Smith, Todd offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Smith, Todd moved that HB 784, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

HB 1286

 

The chair recalled HB 1286 from subcommittee. The chair laid out HB 1286 as pending business.

 

Representative McClendon moved that HB 1286, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

HB 1749

 

The chair recalled HB 1749 from subcommittee.

 

The chair laid out as pending business.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Smith, Wayne moved that HB 1749, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

HB 2767

 

The chair recalled HB 2767 from subcommittee.

 

The chair laid out as pending business.

 

Representative Pickett offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2854

 

The chair recalled HB 2854 from subcommittee.

 

The chair laid out as pending business.

 

Representative Guillen offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Guillen moved that HB 2854, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

HB 3088

 

The chair recalled HB 3088 from subcommittee.

 

The chair laid out as pending business.

 

Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 3088, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

HB 3500

 

The chair recalled HB 3500 from subcommittee.

 

The chair laid out as pending business.

 

Representative Pickett offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3988

 

The chair recalled HB 3988 from subcommittee.

 

The chair laid out as pending business.

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Merritt moved that HB 3988, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

HB 4064

 

The chair recalled HB 4064 from subcommittee.

 

The chair laid out as pending business.

 

Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 4064, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Dunnam  (1).

 

 

 

 

 

At 11:52 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. Pickett, Chair

 

 

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Brian O'Reilly, Clerk