The House Committee on State Affairs

85th Legislature

May 1, 2017

2:15 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 1, 2017, and permission granted on May 1, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on State Affairs met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Cook, at 2:15 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Rodriguez, Eddie; and Smithee.

 

A quorum was present.

 


 

 

HB 1936

 

The chair moved to reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 1936, 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 Cook; Craddick; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Smithee (8).

 

Nays:                           Representatives Farrar; Rodriguez, Eddie (2).

 

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Giddings (1).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Oliveira; Paddie (2).

 

(Representative Oliveira now present.)

 

HB 3771

 

The chair moved to reconsider all votes previously taken on HB 3771.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

 

Representative Giddings offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Giddings moved that HB 3771, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (12).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representative Paddie (1).

 

HB 2063

 

The chair laid out HB 2063 as pending business.

 

(Representative Paddie now present.)

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

The chair moved that HB 2063, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (13).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

SB 758

 

The chair laid out SB 758, the companion to HB 1633.

 

Representative Farrar moved that SB 758, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (13).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

SB 1002

 

The chair laid out SB 1002, the companion to HB 2235.

 

The chair moved that SB 1002, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (13).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

SB 1003

 

The chair laid out SB 1003, the companion to HB 2370.

 

The chair moved that SB 1003, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (13).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

SB 1145

 

The chair laid out SB 1145, the companion to HB 2572.

 

Representative Farrar moved that SB 1145, 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 Cook; Giddings; Craddick; Farrar; Geren; Guillen; King, Ken; Kuempel; Meyer; Oliveira; Paddie; Rodriguez, Eddie; Smithee (13).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        None (0).

 

At 2:27 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. Cook, Chair

 

 

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Toni Barcellona, Clerk