The House Committee on Ways & Means

81st Legislature

May 14, 2009

5:30 p.m.

3W.15

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 14, 2009 and given permission to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 5:34 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (10).

 

Absent:              Representative Villarreal (1).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 792

 

The chair laid out SB 792, the companion to HB 2879.

 

Representative Oliveira offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 792, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

SB 576

 

The chair laid out SB 576, the companion to HB 146.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 576, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

SB 1359

 

The chair laid out SB 1359, the companion to HB 1202.

 

Representative Paxton moved that SB 1359, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (2).

 

(Representative Howard, Charlie now present.)

 

SB 2496

 

The chair laid out SB 2496, the companion to HB 4747.

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 2496, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, Charlie; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Villarreal  (1).

 

SB 958

 

The chair laid out SB 958, the companion to HB 3030.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 958, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hartnett; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

(Representative Hartnett now present.)

 

SB 252

 

The chair laid out SB 252 as pending business.

 

Representative King, Phil moved that SB 252, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (2).

 

SB 475

 

The chair laid out SB 475 as pending business.

 

Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Taylor offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Hilderbran moved that SB 475, as amended, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Hartnett; Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (3).

 

(Representative Hartnett now present.)

 

SB 636

 

The chair laid out SB 636 as pending business.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that SB 636, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (2).

 

SB 873

 

The chair laid out SB 873 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 873, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor (9).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Villarreal  (2).

 

(Representative Villarreal now present.)

 

SB 947

 

The chair laid out SB 947 as pending business.

 

Representative Hartnett moved that SB 947, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Pena; Villarreal (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Paxton; Taylor  (3).

 

SB 1205

 

The chair laid out SB 1205 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 1205, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Pena; Villarreal (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Paxton; Taylor  (3).

 

SB 801

 

The chair laid out SB 801 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 801, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Pena; Villarreal (8).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Howard, Charlie; Paxton; Taylor  (3).

 

(Representative Paxton now present.)

 

(Representative Taylor now present.)

 

SB 1202

 

The chair laid out SB 1202 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 1202, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

SB 1207

 

The chair laid out SB 1207 as pending business.

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 1207, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

SB 313

 

The chair laid out SB 313, the companion to HB 1159.

 

Representative Otto offered an amendment to the measure.

 

The amendment was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Otto moved that SB 313, as amended, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

SB 2507

 

The chair laid out SB 2507, the companion to HB 4753.

 

Representative Taylor moved that SB 2507, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

SB 1633

 

The chair laid out SB 1633 as pending business.

 

Representative Taylor moved that SB 1633, 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 Oliveira; Otto; Bohac; Hartnett; Hilderbran; King, Phil; Paxton; Pena; Taylor; Villarreal (10).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representative Howard, Charlie  (1).

 

At 6:15 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. Oliveira, Chair

 

 

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Carolyn Merchan Saegert, Clerk