The House Committee on Business & Industry

80th Legislature

March 13, 2007

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

JHR 120

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 8, 2007, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 2:47 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Bailey; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Darby; Bohac; Zedler (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 73

 

The chair laid out HB 73 as pending business.

 

Representative Solomons offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Zedler now present.)

 

(Representative Darby now present.)

 

(Representative Bohac now present.)

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB 73, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons; Zedler (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 34

 

The chair laid out HB 34 as pending business.

 

Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB 34, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons; Zedler (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Castro  (1).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 473

 

The chair laid out HB 473 as pending business.

 

Representative Elkins offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bailey moved that HB 473, as amended, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons; Zedler (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          None  (0).

 

HB 9

 

The chair laid out HB 9.

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Bailey in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Elkins in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Giddings in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Crownover to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 9:24 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. Giddings, Chair

 

 

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Jessica Sann, Clerk