The House
Committee on Higher Education
82nd Legislature
May 16, 2011
During reading and referral of bills
3W.15
Pursuant to an announcement from the House floor on
May 16, 2011 and permission granted to meet while the House is in session on
May 16, 2011, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Branch, at 5:31 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows:
Representatives Branch; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; and Patrick, Diane.
A quorum was present.
SB 179
The chair laid out SB 179 as pending business.
Representative Branch moved that SB 179,
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
Branch; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (5).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Castro;
Alonzo; Bonnen; Brown (4).
SB 514
The chair laid out SB 514 as pending business.
(Representative Alonzo now present.)
Representative Branch moved that SB 514,
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
Branch; Alonzo; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Castro;
Bonnen; Brown (3).
SB 1414
The chair laid out SB 1414 as pending business.
Representative Branch moved that SB 1414,
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
Branch; Alonzo; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Castro;
Bonnen; Brown (3).
SB 74
The chair laid out SB 74 as pending business.
Representative Branch moved that SB 74, 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
Branch; Alonzo; Howard, Donna; Johnson; Lewis; Patrick, Diane (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Castro;
Bonnen; Brown (3).
At 5:36 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. Branch, Chair
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Dustin Meador, Clerk