Minutes — House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (May 8, 2025)

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Minutes of the House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development, 89th Legislature, for May 8, 2025, with the time printed as upon lunch recess. The chair, Representative Button, called the formal meeting to order at 12:56 p.m., and a quorum was present. HB 1087, HB 2504, HB 5377, HB 5543 and SB 264 were each reported favorably to the full house by record votes with Ayes (9) and Nays: None (0). For SB 647 and SB 648 the chair moved to reconsider the vote by which each measure was reported from committee, the motions prevailed without objection, and each was reported favorably as substituted and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The meeting was adjourned at 1:03 p.m.

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The House
Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

89th Legislature

May 8, 2025

upon lunch recess

House Chamber,
Desk # 27

Pursuant to an
announcement from the house floor on May 8, 2025, the House Committee on Trade,
Workforce & Economic Development met in a formal meeting and was called to
order by the chair, Representative Button, at 12:56 p.m.

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

A quorum was
present.

HB 1087

The chair laid out
HB 1087 as pending business.

Representative
Richardson moved that HB 1087, 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; Lujan; Meza; Ordaz;
Richardson (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Longoria; Luther (2).

HB 2504

The chair laid out
HB 2504 as pending business.

Representative
Lujan moved that HB 2504, 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; Lujan; Meza; Ordaz;
Richardson (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Longoria; Luther (2).

HB 5377

The chair laid out
HB 5377 as pending business.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Meza moved that HB 5377, 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; Lujan; Meza; Ordaz;
Richardson (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Longoria; Luther (2).

HB 5543

The chair laid out
HB 5543 as pending business.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Bell, Keith moved that HB 5543, 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; Lujan; Meza; Ordaz;
Richardson (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Longoria; Luther (2).

SB 264

The chair laid out
SB 264 as pending business.

Representative
Ordaz moved that SB 264, 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; Lujan; Meza; Ordaz;
Richardson (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Longoria; Luther (2).

SB 647

The chair moved to
reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The
motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Bhojani moved that SB 647, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Lujan; Meza; Ordaz;
Richardson (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Longoria; Luther (2).

SB 648

The chair moved to
reconsider the vote by which the measure was reported from committee. The
motion to reconsider prevailed without objection.

The chair offered
a complete committee substitute.

The committee
substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative
Talarico moved that SB 648, 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; Talarico; Bell, Keith; Bhojani; Harris Davila; Lujan; Meza; Ordaz;
Richardson (9).

Nays: None
(0).

Present, Not
Voting: None (0).

Absent: Representatives
Longoria; Luther (2).

At 1:03 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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