The House Committee on Ways & Means

89th Legislature

May 21, 2025

4:00 p.m.

3W.15

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 21, 2025, and permission granted on May 21, 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 4:02 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 2519

The chair laid out SB 2519, the companion to HB 3879.

Representative Capriglione offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Capriglione moved that SB 2519, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Vasut (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Perez, Vincent; Turner (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 1030

The chair laid out SB 1030 as pending business.

Representative Turner moved that SB 1030, 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; Button; Capriglione; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Hickland; Perez, Vincent (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 1163

The chair laid out SB 1163.

Representative Capriglione moved that SB 1163, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 1277

The chair laid out SB 1277 as pending business.

Representative Troxclair moved that SB 1277, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 2063

The chair laid out SB 2063, the companion to HB 3524.

Representative Button moved that SB 2063, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (8).

Nays:                           Representative Perez, Vincent (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 2322

The chair laid out SB 2322.

Representative Turner moved that SB 2322, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (8).

Nays:                           Representative Perez, Vincent (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 2532

The chair laid out SB 2532, the companion to HB 5596.

Representative Turner moved that SB 2532, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 2538

The chair laid out SB 2538 as pending business.

Representative Turner offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Turner moved that SB 2538, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 2539

The chair laid out SB 2539 as pending business.

Representative Button moved that SB 2539, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

SB 2900

The chair laid out SB 2900, the companion to HB 5511.

Representative Muñoz moved that SB 2900, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Muñoz; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Martinez Fischer; Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Noble (4).

At 4:10 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