The House Committee on Higher Education

85th Legislature

May 5, 2017

2:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 5, 2017, and permission granted on May 5, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Higher Education met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Lozano, at 2:00 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Howard; and Turner.

 

A quorum was present.

 


 

HB 378

 

The chair laid out HB 378.

 

(Representative Button now present.)

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Alonzo moved that HB 378, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Button; Howard; Turner (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Alvarado; Clardy; Morrison, Geanie W. (3).

 

HB 973

 

The chair laid out HB 973 as pending business.

 

Representative Alonzo moved that HB 973, 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 Lozano; Raney; Alonzo; Button; Howard; Turner (6).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Alvarado; Clardy; Morrison, Geanie W. (3).

 

At 2:03 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. Lozano, Chair

 

 

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Grady Dahlberg, Clerk