The House Committee on State Affairs
89th Legislature
August 21, 2025
upon final recess or during the bill referral period if permission granted
Agricultural Museum, 1W.14
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on August 21, 2025, and permission granted on August 20, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, at 12:55 p.m.
The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; and Turner.
A quorum was present.
HB 12
The chair laid out HB 12.
The chair moved that HB 12, 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 King; Darby; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Raymond; Smithee (8).
Nays: Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Davis, Yvonne; Thompson; Turner (5).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Geren; Phelan (2).
HJR 1
The chair laid out HJR 1.
Representative Darby moved that HJR 1, 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 King; Darby; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Raymond; Smithee (8).
Nays: Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Davis, Yvonne; Thompson; Turner (5).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Geren; Phelan (2).
At 12:59 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. King, Chair
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Megan Quijano, Clerk