The House Committee on Regulated Industries

80th Legislature

April 10, 2007

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

JHR 140

 

Pursuant to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule and an announcement from the House floor on April 10, 2007, the House Committee on Regulated Industries met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, Phil, at 8:13 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives King, Phil; Christian; Crabb; Oliveira; Smithee; Swinford (6).

 

Absent:              Representatives Turner; Hartnett; Straus (3).

 

A quorum was present.

 

Invited Testimony

 

(Representative Turner now present.)

 

(Representative Hartnett now present.)

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Straus now present.)

 

HB 2818

 

The chair laid out HB 2818 as pending business.

 

Representative Hartnett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that HB 2818, 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 King, Phil; Turner; Hartnett; Oliveira; Smithee; Swinford (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Crabb (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Christian; Straus  (2).

 

SB 225

 

The chair laid out SB 225.

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Christian in chair.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Davis, Yvonne to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 551

 

The chair laid out HB 551 as pending business.

 

The chair recognized Representative Turner to explain the measure.

 

Representative Turner offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Oliveira moved that HB 551, 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 Christian; Turner; Crabb; Oliveira; Smithee; Straus; Swinford (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives King, Phil; Hartnett  (2).

 

SB 484

 

The chair laid out SB 484.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 3693

 

The chair laid out HB 3693.

 

The chair recognized Representative Straus to explain the measure.

 

Representative Straus offered a complete committee substitute.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Straus to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

At 10:19 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, Phil, Chair

 

 

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Trey Trainor, Clerk