The House Committee on Business & Industry

80th Legislature

April 26, 2007

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk Number 103

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 26, 2007, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Giddings, at 12:06 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Giddings; Darby; Bohac; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons; Zedler (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Elkins; Bailey; Castro (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

(Representative Elkins now present.)

 

HB 2207

 

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

(Representative Castro now present.)

 

Representative Solomons offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons; Zedler (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Bailey  (1).

 

The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a committee substitute.

 

Representative Solomons moved that HB 2207, 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; Darby; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

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

 

Absent:                          Representative Bailey  (1).

 

HB 3096

 

The chair laid out HB 3096 as pending business.

 

Representative Elkins moved that HB 3096, 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; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Zedler (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Solomons  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Bailey  (1).

 

SB 287

 

The chair laid out SB 287 as pending business.

 

Representative Castro moved that SB 287, 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; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Zedler (7).

 

Nays:                             Representative Solomons (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Bailey  (1).

 

SB 512

 

The chair laid out SB 512 as pending business.

 

Representative Darby moved that SB 512, 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 Giddings; Elkins; Darby; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons; Zedler (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Bailey  (1).

 

SB 1627

 

The chair laid out SB 1627 as pending business.

 

Representative Zedler moved that SB 1627, 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; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons; Zedler (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Bailey  (1).

 

HB 3823

 

The chair laid out HB 3823 as pending business.

 

Representative Bohac offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Bohac moved that HB 3823, 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; Bohac; Castro; Martinez, "Mando"; Solomons; Zedler (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Bailey  (1).

 

At 12:24 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