The House Committee on Higher Education
85th Legislature
May 1, 2017
During reading and referral of bills
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Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 1, 2017, and permission granted on May 1, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Lozano, at 5:50 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; and Turner.
A quorum was present.
HB 493
The chair laid out HB 493 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Button moved that HB 493, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Turner (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Morrison, Geanie W. (1).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2421
The chair laid out HB 2421 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Turner moved that HB 2421, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2937
The chair laid out HB 2937 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Turner moved that HB 2937, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Turner (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Morrison, Geanie W. (1).
Absent: None (0).
HB 4276
The chair laid out HB 4276 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Alvarado moved that HB 4276, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2156
The chair laid out HB 2156 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Alvarado moved that HB 2156, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Clardy; Howard; Turner (7).
Nays: Representative Morrison, Geanie W. (1).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Button (1).
HB 3512
The chair laid out HB 3512 as pending business.
(Representative Button now present.)
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Alvarado moved that HB 3512, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Howard; Turner (7).
Nays: Representative Clardy (1).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Morrison, Geanie W. (1).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3775
The chair laid out HB 3775 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.
Representative Clardy moved that HB 3775, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 4092
The chair laid out HB 4092 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Raney moved that HB 4092, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 654
The chair laid out HB 654 as pending business.
The chair moved that HB 654, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 796
The chair laid out HB 796 as pending business.
The chair moved that HB 796, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1369
The chair laid out HB 1369 as pending business.
The chair moved that HB 1369, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1007
The chair laid out HB 1007 as pending business.
The chair moved that HB 1007, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Clardy; Howard; Turner (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representatives Button; Morrison, Geanie W. (2).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2432
The chair laid out HB 2432 as pending business.
Representative Clardy moved that HB 2432, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2478
The chair laid out HB 2478 as pending business.
The chair moved that HB 2478, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Turner (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Morrison, Geanie W. (1).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2988
The chair laid out HB 2988 as pending business.
The chair moved that HB 2988, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 2996
The chair laid out HB 2996 as pending business.
The chair moved that HB 2996, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 3179
The chair laid out HB 3179 as pending business.
The chair moved that HB 3179, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Alvarado; Button; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (9).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: None (0).
HB 1737
The chair laid out HB 1737 as pending business.
The chair offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Alonzo moved that HB 1737, 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 Alonzo; Alvarado; Clardy; Howard; Morrison, Geanie W.; Turner (6).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Lozano (1).
Absent: Representatives Raney; Button (2).
(Representative Raney now present.)
(Representative Button now present.)
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. Lozano, Chair
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Grady Dahlberg, Clerk