The House Committee on Ways & Means
81st Legislature
May 19, 2009
4:00 p.m.
3W.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 19, 2009 and given permission to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 4:05 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Oliveira; Otto; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).
Absent: Representatives Bohac; Hartnett; Villarreal (3).
A quorum was present.
SB 1813
The chair laid out SB 1813.
Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 1813, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bohac; Hartnett; Villarreal (3).
(Representative Villarreal now present.)
SB 2442
The chair laid out SB 2442.
Representative Otto moved that SB 2442, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bohac; Hartnett (2).
SB 2559
The chair laid out SB 2559.
Representative Otto moved that SB 2559, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (8).
Nays: Representative Howard, Charlie (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bohac; Hartnett (2).
(Representative Hartnett now present.)
SB 798
The chair laid out SB 798.
Representative Otto moved that SB 798, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (10).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Bohac (1).
SB 2274
The chair laid out SB 2274.
Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Otto moved that SB 2274, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bohac; Howard, Charlie (2).
(Representative Howard, Charlie now present.)
SB 771
The chair laid out SB 771.
Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.
Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative King, Phil offered an amendment to the committee substitute.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments into a committee substitute.
Representative Otto moved that SB 771, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Hartnett; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Bohac; Hilderbran (2).
At 4:39 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. Oliveira, Chair
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Carolyn Merchan Saegert, Clerk