The House Committee on State Affairs

84th Legislature

May 8, 2015

3:45 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2015, and permission granted on May 8, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 3:45 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Giddings; Farney; Farrar; Harless; Huberty; and Kuempel.

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

HB 3197

 

The chair laid out HB 3197 as pending business.

 

The chair moved that HB 3197, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.

 

(Representative Minjarez now present.)

 

(Representative Smithee now present.)

 

 

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Cook; Giddings; Farney; Farrar; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Geren; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (4).

 

HCR 107

 

The chair laid out HCR 107 as pending business.

 

(Representative Turner, Sylvester now present.)

 

The chair moved that HCR 107, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 

 

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Cook; Giddings; Farney; Farrar; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (11).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Geren (2).

 

SB 20

 

The chair laid out SB 20.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that SB 20, 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; Giddings; Farney; Farrar; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (11).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Craddick; Geren (2).

 

SB 734

 

The chair laid out SB 734 as pending business.

 

Representative Huberty moved that SB 734, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.

 

(Representative Craddick now present.)

 

The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (11).

 

Nays:                           Representative Oliveira (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

 

HB 3197

 

Representative Kuempel moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Kuempel moved that HB 3197, 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; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Farrar; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Oliveira; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (12).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

 

SB 932

 

The chair laid out SB 932 as pending business.

 

Representative Huberty moved that SB 932, 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; Craddick; Farney; Harless; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Smithee (8).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Oliveira; Turner, Sylvester (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Giddings (1).

 

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

 

SB 1465

 

The chair laid out SB 1465 as pending business.

 

Representative Giddings moved that SB 1465, 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; Giddings; Craddick; Farney; Kuempel; Minjarez; Oliveira; Smithee (8).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Harless; Huberty; Turner, Sylvester (4).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

 

HB 2289

 

The chair laid out HB 2289 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 2289, 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; Giddings; Farney; Huberty; Kuempel; Minjarez; Oliveira (7).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Craddick; Farrar; Harless; Smithee; Turner, Sylvester (5).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Geren (1).

 

At 3:59 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