The House Committee on Ways & Means

80th Legislature

May 17, 2007

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk 108

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 17, 2007, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Keffer, Jim, at 12:10 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Pena (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Bonnen; Flores; Paxton; Pitts (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 1296

 

The chair laid out SB 1296 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

(Representative Paxton now present.)

 

(Representative Pitts now present.)

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 1296, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Bonnen; Flores  (2).

 

SB 663

 

The chair laid out SB 663 as pending business.

 

Representative Pena moved that SB 663, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Bonnen; Flores  (2).

 

SB 1173

 

The chair laid out SB 1173, the companion to HB 2394.

 

Representative Ritter moved that SB 1173, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Bonnen; Flores  (2).

 

SB 1809

 

The chair laid out SB 1809, the companion to HB 3327.

 

Representative Pitts moved that SB 1809, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Bonnen; Flores  (2).

 

SB 1816

 

The chair laid out SB 1816 as pending business.

 

Representative Pitts moved that SB 1816, 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 Keffer, Jim; Ritter; Otto; Davis, Yvonne; Paxton; Pena; Pitts (7).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Bonnen; Flores  (2).

 

At 12:14 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. Keffer, Jim, Chair

 

 

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Ky Ash, Clerk