Minutes — House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (April 15, 2025)

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Minutes of the House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development, 89th Legislature, for April 15, 2025. The notice time is printed as 10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted, and the chair, Representative Button, called the public hearing to order at 6:11 p.m., with a quorum present. HB 74, HB 112, HB 2214, HB 3133 and HB 3807 were among the bills reported favorably to the full house, HB 3807 by a record vote with Ayes (11) and Nays: None (0). HB 3862, HB 3712, HB 2963 and HB 3874 were left pending without objection, with testimony taken or registration recorded. The meeting was adjourned at 9:56 p.m. subject to the call of the chair.

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The House
Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

89th Legislature

April 15, 2025

10:30 a.m. or upon
final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

E1.014

Pursuant to a
notice posted on April 10, 2025, the House Committee on Trade, Workforce &
Economic Development met in a public hearing and was called to order by the
chair, Representative Button, at 6:11 p.m.

The initial quorum
call was answered as follows: Representatives Button; Bhojani; Harris Davila;
Meza; Ordaz; and Richardson.

A quorum was
present.

HB 3862

The chair laid out
HB 3862.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The chair
recognized Representative Hunter to explain HB 3862.

(Representative
Longoria now present.)

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

(Representative
Talarico now present.)

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

(Representative
Talarico in chair.)

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

(Representative
Button in chair.)

(Representative
Bell, Keith now present.)

The chair
recognized Representative Hunter to close on HB 3862.

The committee
substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3862 was
left pending without objection.

HB 3712

The chair laid out
HB 3712.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The chair
recognized Representative Guillen to explain HB 3712.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Guillen to close on HB 3712.

The committee
substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3712 was
left pending without objection.

HB 2963

The chair laid out
HB 2963.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The chair
recognized Representative Capriglione to explain HB 2963.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Capriglione to close on HB 2963.

The committee
substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 2963 was
left pending without objection.

HB 4308

The chair laid out
HB 4308.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The chair
recognized Representative Gates to explain HB 4308.

(Representative
Luther now present.)

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

The chair
recognized Representative Gates to close on HB 4308.

The committee
substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 4308 was
left pending without objection.

HB 74

The chair laid out
HB 74 as pending business.

Representative
Longoria moved that HB 74, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Luther; Meza;
Ordaz; Richardson (10).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative
Lujan (1).

HB 112

The chair laid out
HB 112 as pending business.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Luther moved that HB 112, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Luther; Meza;
Ordaz; Richardson (10).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative
Lujan (1).

HB 2214

The chair laid out
HB 2214 as pending business.

Representative
Talarico moved that HB 2214, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Luther; Meza;
Ordaz; Richardson (10).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative
Lujan (1).

HB 3016

The chair laid out
HB 3016 as pending business.

Representative
Bell, Keith moved that HB 3016, without amendments, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Luther; Meza;
Ordaz; Richardson (10).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative
Lujan (1).

HB 3133

The chair laid out
HB 3133 as pending business.

Representative
Harris Davila moved that HB 3133, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Luther; Meza;
Ordaz; Richardson (10).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative
Lujan (1).

HB 3173

The chair recalled
HB 3173 from subcommittee on Workforce.

The chair laid out
HB 3173.

The chair
recognized Representative Longoria to explain HB 3173.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Bell, Keith moved that HB 3173, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Luther; Meza;
Ordaz; Richardson (10).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representative
Lujan (1).

HB 3807

The chair recalled
HB 3807 from subcommittee on Workforce.

The chair laid out
HB 3807.

The chair
recognized Representative Longoria to explain HB 3807.

(Representative
Lujan now present.)

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Richardson moved that HB 3807, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Lujan; Luther;
Meza; Ordaz; Richardson (11).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: None
(0).

HB 4063

The chair laid out
HB 4063 as pending business.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Lujan moved that HB 4063, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Lujan; Luther;
Meza; Ordaz; Richardson (11).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: None
(0).

HB 4115

The chair laid out
HB 4115 as pending business.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Bhojani moved that HB 4115, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Lujan; Luther;
Meza; Ordaz; Richardson (11).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: None
(0).

HB 5008

The chair recalled
HB 5008 from subcommittee from Workforce.

The chair laid out
HB 5008.

The chair
recognized Representative Longoria to explain HB 5008.

Representative
Meza moved that HB 5008, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Lujan; Meza;
Ordaz (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Luther; Richardson (2).

HB 2652

The chair recalled
HB 2652 from subcommittee on Workforce.

The chair laid out
HB 2652.

The chair
recognized Representative Longoria to explain HB 2652.

Representative
Lujan moved that HB 2652, without amendments, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Longoria; Lujan; Meza;
Ordaz (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Luther; Richardson (2).

HB 3874

The chair laid out
HB 3874.

The chair
recognized Representative Hayes to explain HB 3874.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Hayes to close on HB 3874.

HB 3874 was
left pending without objection.

HB 4196

The chair laid out
HB 4196.

The chair
recognized Representative Ordaz to explain HB 4196.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Ordaz to close on HB 4196.

HB 4196 was
left pending without objection.

HB 3344

The chair laid out
HB 3344.

The chair
recognized Representative Curry to explain HB 3344.

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

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The chair
recognized Representative Curry to close on HB 3344.

The committee
substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3344 was
left pending without objection.

HB 4901

The chair laid out
HB 4901.

The chair
recognized Representative Fairly to explain HB 4901.

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

(Representative
Bell, Keith in chair.)

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

(Representative
Button in chair.)

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

The chair
recognized Representative Fairly to close on HB 4901.

HB 4901 was
left pending without objection.

HB 4984

The chair laid out
HB 4984.

The chair
recognized Representative Lujan to explain HB 4984.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Lujan to close on HB 4984.

HB 4984 was
left pending without objection.

HB 3005

The chair laid out
HB 3005.

The chair
recognized Representative Lujan to explain HB 3005 on behalf of
Representative Gervin-Hawkins.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Lujan to close on HB 3005 on behalf of Representative
Gervin-Hawkins.

HB 3005 was
left pending without objection.

HB 3287

The chair laid out
HB 3287.

The chair
recognized Representative Bell, Keith to explain HB 3287.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Bell, Keith to close on HB 3287.

HB 3287 was
left pending without objection.

HB 3288

The chair laid out
HB 3288.

The chair
recognized Representative Bell, Keith to explain HB 3288.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Bell, Keith to close on HB 3288.

HB 3288 was
left pending without objection.

HB 3289

The chair laid out
HB 3289.

The chair
recognized Representative Bell, Keith to explain HB 3289.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Bell, Keith to close on HB 3289.

HB 3289 was
left pending without objection.

HB 3290

The chair laid out
HB 3290.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The chair
recognized Representative Bell, Keith to explain HB 3290.

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

The chair
recognized Representative Bell, Keith to close on HB 3290.

The committee
substitute was withdrawn without objection.

HB 3290 was
left pending without objection.

At 9:56 p.m., on
the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned
subject to the call of the chair.

________________________________________________

Rep. Button, Chair

________________________________________________

Victoria Smith,
Clerk

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