The House Committee on Transportation

81st Legislature

May 12, 2009

8:00 a.m.

E2.014

 

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on May 7, 2009, and a suspension of the five day posting rule and all necessary rules on May 11, 2009 to consider:

SB 220, SB 294, SB 334, SB 348, SB 404, SB 480, SB 617, SB 898, SB 1093, SB 1218, SB 1350, SB 1367, SB 1392, SB 1669, SJR 18, and previous posted business;

the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Pickett, at 8:14 a.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Pickett; Phillips; Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (7).

 

Absent:              Representatives Dunnam; Guillen; Harper-Brown; McClendon (4).

 

A quorum was present.

 

SB 617

 

The chair laid out SB 617.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Gonzales to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 334

 

The chair laid out SB 334.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 348

 

The chair laid out SB 348.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1093

 

The chair laid out SB 1093.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 220

 

The chair laid out SB 220.

 

Representative Guillen offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 404

 

The chair laid out SB 404.

 

(Representative Guillen now present.)

 

Representative Pickett offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Smith, Wayne to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1392

 

The chair laid out SB 1392.

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Phillips to close on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1218

 

The chair laid out SB 1218.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1350

 

The chair laid out SB 1350.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

 

SB 294

 

The chair laid out SB 294.

 

Representative Davis, Yvonne offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to explain the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Martinez, "Mando" to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SJR 18

 

The chair laid out SJR 18.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

(Representative Phillips in chair.)

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

SB 1669

 

The chair laid out SB 1669.

 

The chair explained the measure.

 

(Representative McClendon now present.)

 

(Representative Smith, Todd now present.)

 

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

 

The chair closed on the measure.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

(Representative Pickett now present.)

 

(Representative Pickett in chair.)

 

SB 855, SJR 52

 

The chair laid out SB 855 and SJR 52.

 

The chair recognized Representative Truitt to explain the measures.

 

Representative Phillips offered a complete committee substitute to SB 855.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Pickett offered an amendment to the substitute.

 

The amendment was withdrawn without objection.

 

Representative Pickett moved that SB 855, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Guillen; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (6).

 

Nays:                             Representative Davis, Yvonne (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon  (4).

 

 

Representative Pickett moved that SJR 52, 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 Pickett; Phillips; Guillen; Merritt; Smith, Todd; Smith, Wayne (6).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Callegari; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam; Harper-Brown; McClendon  (5).

 

 

At 9:59 a.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. Pickett, Chair

 

 

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Brian O'Reilly, Clerk