The House Committee on Higher Education
79th Legislature
May 9, 2005
8:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess
John H. Reagan Building, Room 120
Pursuant to a notice posted on May 4, 2005, and a revision on
May 6, 2005, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a
public hearing and was called to order by the chair,
Representative Morrison, at 6:45 p.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse; Rose (7).
Absent: Representatives Dawson; Gallego (2).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Dawson now present.)
HB 1184
The chair laid out HB 1184 as pending business.
Representative Goolsby offered a complete committee substitute.
The committee substitute was adopted without objection.
Representative Goolsby moved that HB 1184, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Rose (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: Representative Jones, Jesse (1).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 20
The chair laid out HB 20 as pending business.
Representative Brown, Fred offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Giddings moved that HB 20, as amended, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
SB 1193
The chair laid out SB 1193.
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Kuempel to close on the
measure.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 1193, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
SB 276
The chair laid out SB 276.
The chair recognized Representative Berman to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Berman to close on the
measure.
Representative Jones, Jesse moved that SB 276, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
SB 929
The chair laid out SB 929.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
Representative Brown, Fred moved that SB 929, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
SB 1118
The chair laid out SB 1118.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Giddings to close on the
measure.
Representative Harper-Brown moved that SB 1118, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
SB 114
The chair laid out SB 114.
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain the
measure.
The chair recognized Representative Morrison to close on the
measure.
Representative Giddings moved that SB 114, 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 Morrison; Goolsby; Brown, Fred;
Dawson; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Jones, Jesse;
Rose (8).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representative Gallego (1).
HB 3014
The chair laid out HB 3014.
The chair recognized Representative Rose to explain the measure.
Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.)
The chair recognized Representative Rose to close on the
measure.
The bill was left pending without objection.
At 7:20 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. Morrison, Chair
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Gene Wu, Clerk
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