The House Committee on State Affairs

82nd Legislature

May 16, 2011

During reading and referral of bills

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 16, 2011, and permission granted on May 16, 2011, to meet while the house is in session, and a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on May 16, 2011, to consider SB 669, SB 760, SB 1219, SB 1270, SB 1605, SB 1743, SB 1907, SJR 26, and pending business, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 5:21 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; and Turner.

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 773

 

The chair laid out SB 773 as pending business.

 

Representative Huberty moved that SB 773, 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 Cook; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Gallego; Smithee (4).

 

SB 781

 

The chair laid out SB 781 as pending business.

 

Representative Frullo moved that SB 781, 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 Cook; Frullo; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Gallego; Smithee (4).

 

SB 898

 

The chair laid out SB 898 as pending business.

 

(Representative Gallego now present.)

 

Representative Solomons moved that SB 898, 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 Cook; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (10).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Smithee (3).

 

SB 981

 

The chair laid out SB 981 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gallego moved that SB 981, 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 Cook; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (10).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Smithee (3).

 

SB 1133

 

The chair laid out SB 1133 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons moved that SB 1133, 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 Cook; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (10).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Smithee (3).

 

SB 1002

 

The chair laid out SB 1002 as pending business.

 

Representative Gallego moved that SB 1002, 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 Cook; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (10).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Smithee (3).

 

SB 1613

 

The chair laid out SB 1613 as pending business.

 

Representative Huberty moved that SB 1613, 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 Cook; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (10).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Smithee (3).

 

SB 1393

 

The chair laid out SB 1393 as pending business.

 

Representative Geren moved that SB 1393, 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 Cook; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons; Turner (10).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Smithee (3).

 

SB 1910

 

The chair laid out SB 1910 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gallego moved that SB 1910, 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 Cook; Frullo; Gallego; Geren; Harless; Hilderbran; Huberty; Oliveira; Solomons (9).

 

Nays:                           Representative Turner (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Menendez; Craddick; Smithee (3).

 

SB 661

 

The chair laid out SB 661 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

(Representative Craddick now present.)

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

SB 661 was left pending without objection.

 

SB 669

 

The chair laid out SB 669.

 

The chair explained SB 669.

 

SB 669 was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1907

 

The chair laid out SB 1907.

 

The chair recognized Representative Geren to explain SB 1907.

 

SB 1907 was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1270

 

The chair laid out SB 1270.

 

The chair explained SB 1270.

 

SB 1270 was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1219

 

The chair laid out SB 1219.

 

The chair explained SB 1219.

 

SB 1219 was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1605

 

The chair laid out SB 1605.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair explained SB 1605.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

SB 1605 was left pending without objection.

 

SJR 26

 

The chair laid out SJR 26.

 

The chair explained SJR 26.

 

SJR 26 was left pending without objection.

 

SB 760

 

The chair laid out SB 760.

 

The chair explained SB 760.

 

SB 760 was left pending without objection.

 

At 6:05 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. Cook, Chair

 

 

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk