The House Committee on State Affairs

89th Legislature

May 16, 2025

12:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 16, 2025, and permission granted on May 16, 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 12:04 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 6

The chair laid out SB 6 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Geren moved that SB 6, 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; Darby; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Turner (11).

Nays:                           Representative Davis, Yvonne (1).

Present, Not Voting:   Representatives Hernandez; Thompson (2).

Absent:                        Representative Anchía (1).

SB 1065

The chair laid out SB 1065.

Representative Turner offered an amendment to the measure.

The amendment failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Hernandez; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Raymond; Thompson; Turner (7).

Nays:                           Representatives King; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee (7).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Anchía (1).

Representative Raymond offered an amendment to the measure.

The amendment failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Hernandez; Raymond; Turner (3).

Nays:                           Representatives King; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson (10).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Geren (1).

Absent:                        Representative Anchía (1).

Representative Phelan moved that SB 1065, 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; Phelan; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Davis, Yvonne; Raymond; Thompson; Turner (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Anchía (1).

SB 2117

The chair laid out SB 2117, the companion to HB 5007.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 2117, 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; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Davis, Yvonne; Thompson; Turner (4).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Darby (1).

Absent:                        Representative Anchía (1).

At 12:20 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. King, Chair

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Megan Quijano, Clerk