The House Committee on State Affairs

89th Legislature

May 20, 2025

4:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 20, 2025, and permission granted on May 20, 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 4:09 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

SB 383

The chair laid out SB 383.

The chair moved that SB 383, 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; Geren; Guillen; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond (8).

Nays:                           Representatives Hernandez; Anchía; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (7).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1897

The chair laid out SB 1897.

Representative Geren moved that SB 1897, 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; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1999

The chair laid out SB 1999.

Representative Darby moved that SB 1999, 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; Raymond; Smithee (10).

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

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 2403

The chair laid out SB 2403, the companion to HB 1510.

The chair moved that SB 2403, 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; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (15).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 2781

The chair laid out SB 2781.

The chair moved that SB 2781, 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; Darby; Davis, Yvonne; Geren; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (12).

Nays:                           Representatives Anchía; Raymond (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Guillen (1).

SB 2782

The chair laid out SB 2782.

Representative Hernandez moved that SB 2782, 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; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee; Thompson; Turner (14).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Guillen (1).

SB 3070

The chair laid out SB 3070.

The chair moved that SB 3070, 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; Anchía; Darby; Geren; Hull; McQueeney; Metcalf; Phelan; Raymond; Smithee (10).

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

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Guillen (1).

At 4:21 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