The House Committee on State Affairs

85th Legislature

May 18, 2017

4:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 18, 2017, and permission granted on May 18, 2017, 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 4:01 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; and Rodriguez, Eddie.

 

A quorum was present.

 


 

SB 23

 

The chair laid out SB 23.

 

The chair moved that SB 23, 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; Geren; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie (7).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Giddings; Farrar; Guillen; Oliveira; Rodriguez, Eddie (5).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Smithee (1).

 

SB 261

 

The chair laid out SB 261.

 

Representative Guillen moved that SB 261, 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; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie (12).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Smithee (1).

 

SB 262

 

The chair laid out SB 262.

 

Representative Guillen moved that SB 262, 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; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie (12).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Smithee (1).

 

SB 611

 

The chair laid out SB 611.

 

(Representative Smithee now present.)

 

Representative Paddie moved that SB 611, 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; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (13).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

SB 1446

 

The chair laid out SB 1446.

 

Representative Paddie moved that SB 1446, 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; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (13).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

SB 1731

 

The chair laid out SB 1731.

 

Representative Meyer moved that SB 1731, 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; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (12).

 

Nays:                           Representative Oliveira (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

At 4:07 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