The House Committee on Ways & Means

89th Legislature

March 20, 2025

during reading & referral

3W.9

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on March 20, 2025, and permission granted on March 20, 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 11:18 a.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 135

The chair laid out HB 135 as pending business.

Representative Capriglione offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Capriglione moved that HB 135, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz (3).

HB 195

The chair laid out HB 195 as pending business.

Representative Button offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Button moved that HB 195, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz (3).

HB 1109

The chair laid out HB 1109 as pending business.

Representative Vasut moved that HB 1109, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz (3).

HB 1392

The chair laid out HB 1392 as pending business.

Representative Martinez Fischer moved that HB 1392, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz (3).

HB 1399

The chair laid out HB 1399 as pending business.

Representative Noble moved that HB 1399, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz (3).

HJR 99

The chair laid out HJR 99 as pending business.

Representative Hickland moved that HJR 99, 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; Button; Capriglione; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz (3).

HB 134

The chair laid out HB 134 as pending business.

Representative Vasut offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Vasut moved that HB 134, 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; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Vasut (8).

Nays:                           Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   Representative Turner (1).

Absent:                        Representatives Bernal; Gervin-Hawkins; Muñoz (3).

At 11:24 a.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