The House Committee on Ways & Means

89th Legislature

March 24, 2025

2:00 p.m.

JHR 140

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 19, 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 public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Meyer, at 2:04 p.m.

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

A quorum was present.

HB 247

The chair laid out HB 247 as pending business.

Representative Capriglione offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Capriglione moved that HB 247, 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; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Muñoz (1).

HJR 34

The chair laid out HJR 34 as pending business.

Representative Button offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Button moved that HJR 34, 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; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (11).

Nays:                           Representative Martinez Fischer (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Muñoz (1).

HB 255

The chair laid out HB 255 as pending business.

Representative Vasut offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Vasut moved that HB 255, 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; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Muñoz (1).

HJR 31

The chair laid out HJR 31 as pending business.

Representative Noble moved that HJR 31, 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; Bernal; Button; Capriglione; Gervin-Hawkins; Hickland; Noble; Perez, Vincent; Troxclair; Turner; Vasut (12).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Muñoz (1).

HB 1632

The chair laid out HB 1632.

The chair recognized Representative González, Mary to explain HB 1632.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative González, Mary to close on HB 1632.

HB 1632 was left pending without objection.

HB 103

The chair laid out HB 103.

The chair recognized Representative Troxclair to explain HB 103.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Troxclair to close on HB 103.

HB 103 was left pending without objection.

HB 1587

The chair laid out HB 1587.

The chair recognized Representative Hull to explain HB 1587.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Hull to close on HB 1587.

HB 1587 was left pending without objection.

HB 1256

The chair laid out HB 1256.

The chair recognized Representative Zwiener to explain HB 1256.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

(Representative Muñoz now present.)

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Zwiener to close on HB 1256.

HB 1256 was left pending without objection.

HJR 88

The chair laid out HJR 88.

The chair recognized Representative Zwiener to explain HJR 88.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Zwiener to close on HJR 88.

HJR 88 was left pending without objection.

HJR 138

The chair laid out HJR 138.

The chair recognized Representative Alders to explain HJR 138.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Alders to close on HJR 138.

HJR 138 was left pending without objection.

HB 2525

The chair laid out HB 2525.

The chair recognized Representative Darby to explain HB 2525.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Darby to close on HB 2525.

HB 2525 was left pending without objection.

HB 2027

The chair laid out HB 2027.

The chair recognized Representative Vasut to explain HB 2027.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Vasut to close on HB 2027.

HB 2027 was left pending without objection.

At 3:28 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