The House Committee on Ways & Means

89th Legislature

May 14, 2025

5:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 14, 2025, and permission granted on May 14, 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 5:05 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Meyer; Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; and Turner.

A quorum was present.

SB 263

The chair laid out SB 263 as pending business.

Representative Capriglione moved that SB 263, 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; Hickland; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gervin-Hawkins; Vasut (2).

SB 467

The chair laid out SB 467 as pending business.

Representative Button offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Button moved that SB 467, 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; Hickland; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gervin-Hawkins; Vasut (2).

SB 850

The chair laid out SB 850 as pending business.

Representative Turner moved that SB 850, 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; Hickland; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gervin-Hawkins; Vasut (2).

SB 1352

The chair laid out SB 1352 as pending business.

Representative Noble moved that SB 1352, 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; Hickland; Muñoz; Noble; Troxclair; Turner (10).

Nays:                           Representative Perez, Vincent (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gervin-Hawkins; Vasut (2).

SB 2064

The chair laid out SB 2064 as pending business.

Representative Button moved that SB 2064, 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; Hickland; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gervin-Hawkins; Vasut (2).

SJR 84

The chair laid out SJR 84 as pending business.

Representative Button moved that SJR 84, 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; Hickland; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner (10).

Nays:                           Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gervin-Hawkins; Vasut (2).

SB 1453

The chair laid out SB 1453 as pending business.

Representative Capriglione moved that SB 1453, 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; Hickland; Muñoz; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner (10).

Nays:                           Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Gervin-Hawkins; Vasut (2).

At 5:09 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