The House Committee on Ways & Means

89th Legislature

May 9, 2025

upon lunch recess

House Chamber, Desk # 41

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 9, 2025, the House Committee on Ways & Means met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Meyer, at 1:17 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Meyer; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; and Vasut.

A quorum was present.

The chair directed that the April 24, 2025 minutes for the House Committee on Ways & Means be corrected. The corrected minutes were authorized without objection.

HB 3076

The chair laid out HB 3076 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3076, 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; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Hickland (2).

SB 529

The chair laid out SB 529.

Representative Button moved that SB 529, 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; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Hickland (2).

SB 1951

The chair laid out SB 1951 on subcommittee report and recognized Representative Turner to explain the subcommittee report.

Representative Noble moved that SB 1951, 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; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Hickland (2).

SB 2068

The chair laid out SB 2068 on subcommittee report and recognized Representative Turner to explain the subcommittee report.

Representative Button moved that SB 2068, 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; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Hickland (2).

At 1:20 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