Minutes — House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development (87R, April 28, 2021)

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Minutes of the House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development, 87th Legislature, for a public hearing on April 28, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. The notice was posted on April 23, 2021, and the chair, Representative Button, called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. The minutes record motions that HB 1980, HB 3635, HB 3767, HB 4119, HR 186 and HCR 84 be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that they do pass and be printed, each followed by a record vote. For HB 3635, the motion adds that it be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. HB 2160 was left pending without objection, and the meeting adjourned at 9:19 a.m.

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The House Committee on International Relations & Economic Development
87th Legislature
April 28, 2021
9:00 a.m.
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Pursuant to a notice posted on April 23, 2021, the House Committee on International Relations
& Economic Development met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair,
Representative Button, at 9:01 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Button; Morales, Christina;
Beckley; Canales; Hunter; and Larson.

A quorum was present.
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HB 1980
The chair laid out HB 1980 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Beckley moved that HB 1980, 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 Button; Morales, Christina; Beckley; Canales; Hunter;
                      Larson (6).

Nays:                 None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent:               Representatives Bell, Cecil; Metcalf; Ordaz Perez (3).

HB 3635
The chair laid out HB 3635 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hunter moved that HB 3635, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full
house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on
Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                 Representatives Button; Morales, Christina; Beckley; Canales; Hunter;
                      Larson (6).

Nays:                 None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent:               Representatives Bell, Cecil; Metcalf; Ordaz Perez (3).

HB 3767


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The chair laid out HB 3767 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Larson moved that HB 3767, 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 Button; Morales, Christina; Beckley; Canales; Hunter;
                      Larson (6).

Nays:                 None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent:               Representatives Bell, Cecil; Metcalf; Ordaz Perez (3).

HB 4119
The chair laid out HB 4119 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Morales, Christina moved that HB 4119, 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 Button; Morales, Christina; Beckley; Canales; Hunter;
                      Larson (6).

Nays:                 None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent:               Representatives Bell, Cecil; Metcalf; Ordaz Perez (3).

HR 186
The chair laid out HR 186.

The chair recognized Representative Sherman, Sr. to explain HR 186.


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(Representative Ordaz Perez now present.)

(Representative Metcalf now present.)

The chair recognized Representative Sherman, Sr. to close on HR 186.

Representative Larson moved that HR 186, 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 Button; Morales, Christina; Beckley; Canales; Hunter;
                      Larson; Metcalf; Ordaz Perez (8).

Nays:                 None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent:               Representative Bell, Cecil (1).

HCR 84
The chair laid out HCR 84.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The chair recognized Representative Parker to explain HCR 84.

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

The chair recognized Representative Parker to close on HCR 84.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Canales moved that HCR 84, 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 Button; Morales, Christina; Beckley; Canales; Hunter;
                      Larson; Metcalf; Ordaz Perez (8).

Nays:                 None (0).

Present, Not Voting: None (0).

Absent:               Representative Bell, Cecil (1).


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HB 2160
The chair laid out HB 2160.

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to explain HB 2160.

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

The chair recognized Representative Hunter to close on HB 2160.

HB 2160 was left pending without objection.

At 9:19 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. Button, Chair


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Victoria Smith, Clerk




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