The House Committee on Transportation
81st Legislature
May 6, 2009
upon lunch recess
House Chamber, Desk # 15
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 6, 2009, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 12:39 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).
Absent: Representative McClendon (1).
A quorum was present.
HB 3403
The chair laid out HB 3403 as pending business.
Representative Davis, Yvonne offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Pickett offered an amendment to the committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.
The committee substitute, as amended, was adopted without objection.
Representative Davis, Yvonne moved that HB 3403, 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; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative McClendon (1).
HB 4332
The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.
Representative Dunnam offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Dunnam moved that HB 4332, 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; Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative McClendon (1).
SB 2015
The chair laid out SB 2015 as pending business.
Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Guillen moved that SB 2015, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Dunnam; Guillen; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Harper-Brown (2).
Absent: Representative McClendon (1).
SB 2380
The chair laid out SB 2380, the companion to HB 4408.
Representative Phillips moved that SB 2380, 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; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Dunnam; McClendon; Merritt (3).
At 12:45 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