The House Committee on Business & Industry

84th Legislature

May 15, 2015

1:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 15, 2015, and permission granted on May 15, 2015, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Business & Industry met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Oliveira, at 1:41 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; and Villalba.

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

SB 1168

 

The chair laid out SB 1168.

 

Representative Simmons moved that SB 1168, 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; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Fletcher (1).

 

SB 1213

 

The chair laid out SB 1213.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Simmons moved that SB 1213, 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; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Fletcher (1).

 

SB 1313

 

The chair laid out SB 1313.

 

Representative Collier moved that SB 1313, 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; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Fletcher (1).

 

SB 1367

 

The chair laid out SB 1367.

 

Representative Romero, Jr. offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Romero, Jr. moved that SB 1367, 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 Oliveira; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Fletcher (1).

 

SB 1420

 

The chair laid out SB 1420.

 

Representative Simmons moved that SB 1420, 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; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Fletcher (1).

 

SB 1852

 

The chair laid out SB 1852.

 

Representative Collier moved that SB 1852, 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; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Fletcher (1).

 

SB 1367

 

Representative Rinaldi moved to reconsider all the votes taken on SB 1367.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Simmons moved that SB 1367, 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; Simmons; Collier; Rinaldi; Romero, Jr.; Villalba (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Fletcher (1).

 

At 1:50 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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J.J. Garza, Clerk