The House Committee on State Affairs

89th Legislature

April 24, 2025

1:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 24, 2025, and permission granted on April 24, 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 1:05 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 2892

The chair laid out HB 2892 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Anchía moved that HB 2892, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

HB 3439

The chair laid out HB 3439 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 3439, 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; Smithee (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Davis, Yvonne; Phelan; Thompson; Turner (6).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

HB 4211

The chair laid out HB 4211 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that HB 4211, 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; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Turner (11).

Nays:                           Representatives Anchía; Davis, Yvonne; Thompson (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

HB 4536

The chair laid out HB 4536 as pending business.

Representative Guillen moved that HB 4536, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

HB 5111

The chair laid out HB 5111 as pending business.

Representative Phelan moved that HB 5111, 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; Smithee; Turner (12).

Nays:                           Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Thompson (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

HB 5247

The chair laid out HB 5247 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 5247, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; McQueeney; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (12).

Nays:                           Representatives Hull; Metcalf (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

HB 5269

The chair laid out HB 5269 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative McQueeney moved that HB 5269, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

HB 5323

The chair laid out HB 5323 as pending business.

Representative Darby moved that HB 5323, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

HB 5435

The chair laid out HB 5435 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative McQueeney moved that HB 5435, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

SB 871

The chair laid out SB 871 as pending business.

Representative Guillen moved that SB 871, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Raymond (1).

SJR 40

The chair laid out SJR 40 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

(Representative Raymond now present.)

Representative Raymond moved that SJR 40, 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; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 1:16 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. King, Chair

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Megan Quijano, Clerk