The House Committee on Ways & Means

89th Legislature

April 28, 2025

3:00 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 28, 2025, and permission granted on April 28, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Meyer, at 3:07 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Meyer; Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; and Vasut.

A quorum was present.

HB 249

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 to reconsider the vote by which the substitute was adopted.  The motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

Representative Button moved that HB 249, 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 Meyer; Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Noble; Perez, Vincent (2).

HB 361

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

Representative Turner offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Turner moved that HB 361, 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 Meyer; Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Noble; Perez, Vincent (2).

HB 1256

The chair laid out HB 1256 as pending business.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 1256, 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 Meyer; Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Noble; Perez, Vincent (2).

HB 3637

The chair laid out HB 3637.

Representative Vasut moved that HB 3637, 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 Meyer; Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Noble; Perez, Vincent (2).

HJR 88

The chair laid out HJR 88 as pending business.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HJR 88, 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 Meyer; Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Noble; Perez, Vincent (2).

At 3:10 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. Meyer, Chair

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Ryan Marquess, Clerk