Minutes — House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (89R, May 8, 2025)

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Minutes of the House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development, 89th Legislature, for a formal meeting on May 8, 2025 upon lunch recess in the House Chamber. Representative Button called the meeting to order at 12:56 p.m. under an announcement from the house floor. HB 1087 and HB 2504 were each reported favorably without amendments, with Ayes (9) on each record vote. HB 5377 was reported favorably as substituted on a motion by Representative Meza, with Ayes (9). The meeting was adjourned at 1:03 p.m. on the motion of the chair and without objection.

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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.
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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.




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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).

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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).

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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.


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Rep. Button, Chair


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Victoria Smith, Clerk




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