The House Committee on Ways & Means

82nd Legislature

April 21, 2011

Upon final adjourn./recess

House Chamber, Desk # 9

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 21, 2011, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Hilderbran, at 12:56 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Villarreal; and Woolley.

 

A quorum was present.


 

HB 2197

 

The chair laid out HB 2197.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 2197, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Villarreal; Woolley (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Ritter (2).

 

HB 3036

 

The chair laid out HB 3036.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gonzalez, Naomi moved that HB 3036, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Villarreal; Woolley (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Ritter (2).

 

HB 3341

 

The chair laid out HB 3341.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

 

Representative Murphy moved that HB 3341, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Hilderbran; Otto; Murphy; Villarreal; Woolley (5).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Christian; Elkins; Lyne (3).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gonzalez, Naomi; Martinez Fischer; Ritter (3).

 

(Representative Gonzalez, Naomi now present.)

 

HB 262

 

The chair laid out HB 262.

 

Representative Murphy offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Otto offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

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

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Murphy moved that HB 262, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Murphy; Woolley (8).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Ritter; Villarreal (3).

 

(Representative Martinez Fischer now present.)

 

 

 

HB 2746

 

The chair laid out HB 2746.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Gonzalez, Naomi moved that HB 2746, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Woolley (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Ritter; Villarreal (2).

 

HB 3307

 

The chair laid out HB 3307.

 

Representative Otto moved that HB 3307, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Woolley (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Ritter; Villarreal (2).

 

HB 2338

 

The chair laid out HB 2338.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Murphy moved that HB 2338, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Christian; Elkins; Gonzalez, Naomi; Lyne; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Woolley (9).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Ritter; Villarreal (2).

 

HB 3341

 

Representative Lyne moved to reconsider the vote by which HB 3341 failed to be reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 3341, 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 Hilderbran; Otto; Lyne; Martinez Fischer; Murphy; Woolley (6).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Christian; Elkins (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Gonzalez, Naomi; Ritter; Villarreal (3).

 

At 1:07 p.m., on the motion of Representative  and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Hilderbran, Chair

 

 

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Carolyn Merchan Saegert, Clerk