The House Committee on Business & Industry

80th Legislature

April 24, 2007

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

E2.026

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 19, 2007, a suspension of the five day posting rule on the house floor on April 23, 2007, to consider HB 3823, and permission granted to meet while the house is in session during bill referral, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 9:01 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Giddings; Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Zedler (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Elkins; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Elkins now present.)

 

HB 3823

 

The chair laid out HB 3823.

 

The chair recognized Representative Delisi to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Delisi to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 512

 

The chair laid out SB 512.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1627

 

The chair laid out SB 1627.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the measure.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 512

 

The chair laid out SB 512 as pending business.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Martinez, "Mando" now present.)

 

HB 2298

 

The chair laid out HB 2298.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Castro now present.)

 

HB 2423

 

The chair laid out HB 2423.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Elkins in chair.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Giddings in chair.)

 

HB 861

 

The chair laid out HB 861 as pending business.

 

Representative Zedler offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bailey moved that HB 861, 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"; Zedler (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Solomons  (1).

 

HB 1662

 

The chair laid out HB 1662 as pending business.

 

Representative Castro offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB 1662, 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 (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Castro; Martinez, "Mando"  (2).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Solomons; Zedler  (2).

 

HB 2207

 

The chair laid out HB 2207, as substituted, as pending business.

 

The bill, as substituted, was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2310

 

The chair laid out HB 2310 as pending business.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Martinez, "Mando" moved that HB 2310, 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" (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Castro (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Solomons; Zedler  (2).

 

HB 3035

 

The chair laid out HB 3035 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez, "Mando" moved that HB 3035, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Solomons; Zedler  (2).

 

HB 3096

 

The chair laid out HB 3096 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Darby to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3724

 

The chair laid out HB 3724 as pending business.

 

Representative Martinez, "Mando" moved that HB 3724, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Solomons; Zedler  (2).

 

SB 222

 

The chair laid out SB 222 as pending business.

 

Representative Bohac moved that SB 222, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Solomons; Zedler  (2).

 

HB 2153

 

The chair laid out HB 2153 as pending business.

 

Representative Bohac moved that HB 2153, 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 Giddings; Bailey; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando" (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representatives Elkins; Darby  (2).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Solomons; Zedler  (2).

 

HB 976

 

The chair recalled HB 976 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Elkins offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Darby moved that HB 976, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Solomons; Zedler  (2).

 

HB 1651

 

The chair recalled HB 1651 from subcommittee.

 

Representative Castro offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB 1651, 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" (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Solomons; Zedler  (2).

 

HB 3709

 

The chair recalled HB 3709 from subcommittee.

 

The chair referred the bill to the subcommittee on Property Owner Associations.

 

HB 3222

 

The chair laid out HB 3222 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to explain the measure.

 

Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Zedler now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Elkins to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 1285

 

The chair laid out HB 1285 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain the measure.

 

Representative Bailey offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Castro moved that HB 1285, 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 Darby; Bailey; Bohac; Castro; Zedler (5).

 

Nays:                             Representative Giddings (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Elkins  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons  (2).

 

SB 287

 

The chair laid out SB 287 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Zedler to explain the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 929

 

The chair laid out SB 929.

 

Representative Bailey offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Taylor to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Zedler in chair.)

 

HB 2430

 

The chair laid out HB 2430.

 

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.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Giddings in chair.)

 

At 12:58 a.m., April 25, 2007,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