The House
Committee on Ways & Means
82nd Legislature
April 7, 2011
Upon first adjournment
House Chamber, Desk # 9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on
April 7, 2011, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting
and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hilderbran, at 2:10 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Ritter; Martinez Fischer; and
Woolley.
A quorum was present.
HB 241
The chair laid out HB 241 as pending business.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 241,
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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer; Ritter; Woolley
(7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Murphy; Villarreal (4).
(Representative Murphy now present.)
HB 257
The chair laid out HB 257 as pending business.
Representative Otto offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Otto moved that HB 257, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Ritter;
Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Villarreal (3).
HB 1088
The chair laid out HB 1088 as pending business.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 1088,
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
Hilderbran; Elkins; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Ritter; Woolley (6).
Nays: Representatives Otto;
Gonzalez, Naomi (2).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Villarreal (3).
HB 1435
The chair laid out HB 1435 as pending business.
Representative Otto moved that HB 1435, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Murphy; Ritter; Woolley (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Martinez Fischer; Villarreal (4).
(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)
HB 1841
The chair laid out HB 1841 as pending business.
Representative Otto moved that HB 1841, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Ritter;
Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Villarreal (3).
HB 2403
The chair laid out HB 2403 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 2403, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Ritter;
Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Villarreal (3).
HB 2476
The chair laid out HB 2476 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Murphy moved that HB 2476, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Ritter;
Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Villarreal (3).
HB 2599
The chair laid out HB 2599 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Elkins moved that HB 2599, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Ritter;
Woolley (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Villarreal (3).
(Representative Villarreal now present.)
HB 2600
The chair laid out HB 2600 as pending business.
Representative Murphy moved that HB 2600,
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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Murphy; Ritter; Villarreal; Woolley
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Martinez Fischer (3).
HB 3182
The chair laid out HB 3182 as pending business.
Representative Ritter offered a complete committee
substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Murphy moved that HB 3182, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Murphy; Ritter; Villarreal; Woolley
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Martinez Fischer (3).
HB 1887
The chair laid out HB 1887 as pending business.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Otto moved that HB 1887, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Murphy; Ritter; Villarreal; Woolley
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Martinez Fischer (3).
HB 1887
Representative Otto moved to reconsider the vote by
which the measure was reported from committee.
The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.
Representative Hilderbran offered a complete
committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without
objection.
Representative Murphy moved that HB 1887, 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
Hilderbran; Otto; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Murphy; Ritter; Villarreal; Woolley
(8).
Nays: None (0).
Present,
Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives
Christian; Lyne; Martinez Fischer (3).
At 2:29 p.m., on the motion of Representative
Hilderbran and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call
of the chair.
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Rep. Hilderbran, Chair
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Carolyn Merchan Saegert, Clerk