The House Committee on State Affairs

89th Legislature

May 23, 2025

11:00 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 23, 2025, and permission granted on May 23, 2025, 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 King, at 11:03 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Thompson; and Turner.

A quorum was present.

SB 2743

The chair laid out SB 2743.

Representative Geren moved that SB 2743, 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 King; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Raymond (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Phelan; Thompson; Turner (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Smithee (2).

SB 2880

The chair laid out SB 2880, the companion to HB 5510.

The chair moved that SB 2880, 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 King; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Raymond; Thompson; Turner (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Smithee (2).

SB 2994

The chair laid out SB 2994.

Representative Darby moved that SB 2994, 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 King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Thompson; Turner (13).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Smithee (2).

SB 987

The chair laid out SB 987.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative McQueeney moved that SB 987, 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 King; Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Thompson; Turner (13).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Smithee (2).

At 11:08 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. King, Chair

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Megan Quijano, Clerk